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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-22-110781
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DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20221024

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Dakota Gold Corp.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001852353
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		424B3
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-263883
		FILM NUMBER:		221324860

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		106 GLENDALE DRIVE, SUITE A
		CITY:			LEAD
		STATE:			SD
		ZIP:			57754
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(604) 365-1097

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		106 GLENDALE DRIVE, SUITE A
		CITY:			LEAD
		STATE:			SD
		ZIP:			57754

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	JR Resources Corp.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20210319
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(3)</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-263883</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Prospectus Supplement No.&nbsp;4</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>(To Prospectus dated June&nbsp;2, 2022)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>DAKOTA GOLD CORP.<BR>
106 Glendale Drive, Suite&nbsp;A,<BR>
Lead, South Dakota, 57754<BR>
(605) 906-8363</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This prospectus supplement updates, amends and
supplements the prospectus dated June&nbsp;2, 2022 (the &#8220;Prospectus&#8221;), which forms a part of our Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-263883). Capitalized terms used in this prospectus supplement and not otherwise defined herein
have the meanings specified in the Prospectus.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This prospectus supplement is being filed to update,
amend and supplement the information included in the Prospectus with the information contained in our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
(the &#8220;Current Report&#8221;), filed with the SEC on October&nbsp;24, 2022. Accordingly, we have attached the Current Report to this
prospectus supplement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This prospectus supplement is not complete without
the Prospectus. This prospectus supplement should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus, which is to be delivered with this prospectus
supplement, and is qualified by reference thereto, except to the extent that the information in this prospectus supplement updates or
supersedes the information contained in the Prospectus. Please keep this prospectus supplement with your Prospectus for future reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Dakota Gold Corp.&#8217;s common stock is traded
on the NYSE American stock exchange under the symbol &#8220;DC.&#8221; On October&nbsp;21, 2022, the closing price of our common stock
was $3.26.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>We are an &#8220;emerging growth company&#8221;
under federal securities laws and are subject to reduced public company reporting requirements. Investing in our securities involves certain
risks. See &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; beginning on page&nbsp;9 of the Prospectus.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission
nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if the Prospectus or this prospectus
supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.</B></P>

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in a written notice from the Company. The Distribution Agreement provides that the commission payable to the Sales Agents for sales of
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under which the Company and the Sales Agents have agreed to indemnify each other against certain liabilities, including liabilities under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;). Each of the Sales Agents and the Company have the right, by
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supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated October&#160;21, 2022, relating to the sale of the Common Stock. The Company may sell Common
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herein, nor shall there be any sale of such securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful
prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.</FONT></P>

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of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Date: October&#160;24, 2022</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>DAKOTA
GOLD CORP.&lrm;</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Common Stock</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">EQUITY DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">October&nbsp;21, 2022&lrm;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">BMO Capital Markets Corp.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&lrm;&lrm;151 West 42<SUP>nd</SUP> Street</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">New York, New York 10036</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt">&lrm;Canaccord Genuity LLC</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt">99 High Street, Suite&nbsp;1200</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt">Boston, MA, 02110</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Ladies and Gentlemen:&lrm;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Dakota Gold Corp., a Nevada corporation (the
 &ldquo;<B>Company</B>&rdquo;), &lrm;confirms its agreement (this &ldquo;<B>Agreement</B>&rdquo;) with BMO Capital Markets Corp. and Canaccord
Genuity LLC (collectively, the &ldquo;<B>Agents</B>&rdquo; and each individually, an &ldquo;<B>Agent</B>&rdquo;) with respect to the
issuance and sale from time to time by the &lrm;Company of shares (the &ldquo;<B>Shares</B>&rdquo;) of the Company&rsquo;s common stock
(the &ldquo;<B>Common Stock</B>&rdquo;), with par value of $0.001 per Share, having an aggregate offering price of up to US$50,000,000
(the &ldquo;<B>Maximum Amount</B>&rdquo;) through or to the Agents, as sales agent or principal, on the terms and &lrm;subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement.&lrm;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company has filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;<B>Commission</B>&rdquo;) a registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-266155)
in respect of an aggregate of up to $250,000,000 of Common Stock (including the Shares), warrants to purchase Common Stock, and units
of the Company (the &ldquo;<B>registration statement</B>&rdquo;) under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the &ldquo;<B>Act</B>&rdquo;),
and the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Commission thereunder (the &ldquo;<B>Rules&nbsp;and Regulations</B>&rdquo;), <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">which
was declared effective by the Commission on July&nbsp;27, 2022</FONT>. The Registration Statement (as defined below) sets forth the material
terms of the offering, sale and plan of distribution of the Shares and contains additional information concerning the Company and its
business. Except where the context otherwise requires, the term &ldquo;<B>Registration Statement</B>&rdquo; means the registration statement,
as amended at the time of the registration statement&rsquo;s effectiveness for the purposes of Section&nbsp;11 of the Act, as such section
applies to each Agent, including (i)&nbsp;all documents filed as a part thereof or incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference
therein and (ii)&nbsp;any information contained or incorporated by reference in a prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;of
the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations, to the extent such information is deemed, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;430B or Rule&nbsp;430C of the Rules&nbsp;and
Regulations, to be part of the registration statement at the effective time. Except where the context requires, &ldquo;<B>Base Prospectus</B>&rdquo;
means the prospectus dated July&nbsp;15, 2022, filed as part of the Registration Statement, including the documents incorporated by reference
therein as of the date of such prospectus. Except where the context otherwise requires, the term &ldquo;<B>Prospectus Supplement</B>&rdquo;
means the prospectus supplement relating to the Shares, to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;of
the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations on or before the second business day after the date hereof (or such earlier time as may be required under
the Act), in the form furnished by the Company to the Agents in connection with the offering of the Shares. Except where the context
otherwise requires, the term &ldquo;<B>Prospectus</B>&rdquo; means the Prospectus Supplement (and any additional prospectus supplement
prepared in accordance with the last sentence of Section&nbsp;3(n)&nbsp;and filed in accordance with the provisions of Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;of
the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations), together with the Base Prospectus attached to or used with the Prospectus Supplement. &ldquo;<B>Permitted
Free Writing Prospectus</B>&rdquo; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;3(y)(i). Any reference herein to the Registration Statement,
the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus and any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus shall, unless otherwise stated,
be deemed to refer to and include the documents, if any, incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference therein (the &ldquo;<B>Incorporated
Documents</B>&rdquo;), including, unless the context otherwise requires, the documents, if any, filed as exhibits to such Incorporated
Documents. Any reference herein to the terms &ldquo;amend,&rdquo; &ldquo;amendment&rdquo; or &ldquo;supplement&rdquo; with respect to
the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus or any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus shall,
unless stated otherwise, be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the &ldquo;<B>Exchange Act</B>&rdquo;) on or after the
initial effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus or
such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, and deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. For purposes of this
Agreement&lrm;, all references to the Registration Statement, &lrm;the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus &lrm;Supplement or any&lrm; amendment
or supplement thereto shall be deemed to &lrm;include any copy filed with the &lrm;Commission pursuant to the Electronic Data Gathering
Analysis and &lrm;Retrieval System or any successor system thereto &lrm;&lrm;(&ldquo;<B>EDGAR</B>&rdquo;).&lrm;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Agency Transactions</I>. On the basis
                                            of the representations, warranties and &lrm;agreements herein contained, but subject to the
                                            terms and conditions herein set forth, the &lrm;Company and the Agents agree that the Company
                                            may issue and sell through the Agents, as sales &lrm;agents for the Company, the Shares (an
                                            &ldquo;<B>Agency Transaction</B>&rdquo;) as follows:&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company may, from time to time, propose
                                            to the applicable Agent the &lrm;terms of an Agency Transaction by means of a telephone call
                                            (confirmed promptly by delivery via electronic &lrm;mail of an executed notice in a form
                                            substantially similar to Exhibit&nbsp;A hereto (an &ldquo;<B>Agency Transaction Notice</B>&rdquo;))
                                            from &lrm;any of the individuals listed as authorized representatives of the Company on Schedule&nbsp;1
                                            hereto &lrm;&lrm;(each, an &ldquo;<B>Authorized Company Representative</B>&rdquo;) to any
                                            of the individuals listed as authorized representatives of the Agents on Schedule&nbsp;1
                                            hereto (each an &ldquo;<B>Authorized Agent Representative</B>&rdquo;), such proposal to include:
                                            (a)&nbsp;the trading day(s)&nbsp;for &lrm;the NYSE American stock exchange (the &ldquo;<B>NYSE
                                            American</B>&rdquo;) (which may not be a day on which the NYSE &lrm;American is scheduled
                                            to close prior to its regular weekday closing time) on which the Shares are &lrm;to be sold
                                            (each, a &ldquo;<B>Trading Day</B>&rdquo;); (b)&nbsp;the maximum number of Shares that the
                                            Company wishes to &lrm;sell in the aggregate and on each Trading Day; (c)&nbsp;and the minimum
                                            price at which the Company is &lrm;willing to sell the Shares (the &ldquo;<B>Floor Price</B>&rdquo;).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">If such proposed terms for an Agency Transaction
                                            are acceptable to &lrm;the applicable Agent, it shall promptly confirm the terms by countersigning
                                            the Agency Transaction &lrm;Notice for such Agency Transaction and an Authorized Agent Representative
                                            emailing it to an Authorized Company &lrm;Representative.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(iii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Subject to the terms and conditions hereof,
                                            the applicable Agent shall use &lrm;commercially reasonable efforts to sell all of the Shares
                                            designated in, and subject to the terms &lrm;of, such Agency Transaction Notice. The applicable
                                            Agent shall not sell any Share at a price lower than the &lrm;Floor Price. The Company acknowledges
                                            and agrees with the Agents that (x)&nbsp;there can be no &lrm;assurance that an Agent will
                                            be successful in selling all or any of such Shares, (y)&nbsp;no Agent &lrm;shall incur liability
                                            or obligation to the Company or any other person or entity (other than as set forth in Section&nbsp;5
                                            hereof) if it does not &lrm;sell any Shares for any reason and (z)&nbsp;no Agent shall be
                                            required to purchase any Shares on a principal basis pursuant to this Agreement.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            Company Representative, or &lrm;the applicable Agent, acting through an Authorized Agent
                                            Representative may, upon notice to the other party hereto by telephone (confirmed promptly
                                            by &lrm;electronic mail to an Authorized Agent Representative or an Authorized Company Representative,
                                            as applicable), suspend an offering of the Shares; provided, however, that such suspension
                                            shall &lrm;not affect or impair the parties&rsquo; respective obligations with respect to
                                            the Shares sold hereunder &lrm;prior to the giving of such notice.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            set forth in an Agency &lrm;Transaction Notice contemplate that the Shares shall be sold
                                            on more than one Trading Day, then &lrm;the Company and the applicable Agent shall mutually
                                            agree to such additional terms and conditions as they &lrm;deem necessary in respect of such
                                            multiple Trading Days, and such additional terms and &lrm;conditions shall be binding to
                                            the same extent as any other terms contained in the relevant &lrm;Agency Transaction Notice.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            an Agency Transaction, shall not make any &lrm;sales of the Shares on behalf of the Company,
                                            pursuant to this Agreement, other than (x)&nbsp;by &lrm;means of ordinary brokers&rsquo;
                                            transactions that qualify for delivery of the Prospectus in accordance &lrm;with Rule&nbsp;153
                                            of the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations and meet the definition of an &ldquo;at the market offering&rdquo;
                                            under Rule&nbsp;415(a)(4)&nbsp;of the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations, and (y)&nbsp;such other
                                            sales of the Shares on behalf of the &lrm;Company in its capacity as agent of the Company
                                            as shall be agreed by the Company and &lrm;the applicable Agent in writing. The applicable
                                            Agent shall not engage in any transactions that are intended to stabilize &lrm;or maintain
                                            the market price of the Shares.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(vii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The total compensation to the Agents for
                                            sales of the Shares in an Agency &lrm;Transaction with respect to which either of the Agents
                                            act as sales agent hereunder shall be as set forth in &lrm;the Agency Transaction Notice
                                            for such Agency Transaction but shall not exceed 3.0% of the &lrm;gross offering proceeds
                                            of the Shares sold in such Agency Transaction (the &ldquo;<B>Cash Compensation</B>&rdquo;).
                                            The applicable Agent shall provide &lrm;written confirmation to the Company (which may be
                                            provided by email from an Authorized Agent Representative to an Authorized &lrm;Company Representative)
                                            following the close of trading on the NYSE American on each Trading &lrm;Day on which Shares
                                            are sold in an Agency Transaction under this Agreement, setting forth (w)&nbsp;&lrm;the number
                                            of Shares sold on such Trading Day, (x)&nbsp;the gross offering proceeds received from &lrm;such
                                            sales, (y)&nbsp;the Cash Compensation payable by the Company to the Agents with respect to
                                            such sales and (z)&nbsp;the net offering proceeds (being the gross offering proceeds for
                                            such sales &lrm;less the Cash Compensation payable for such sales) (the&nbsp;&rdquo;<B>Net
                                            Offering Proceeds</B>&rdquo;).&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(viii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Settlement for sales of the Shares in
                                            an Agency Transaction pursuant &lrm;to this Agreement shall occur on the second Trading Day
                                            (or such earlier day as is industry &lrm;practice for regular-way trading) following the
                                            date on which such sales are made (each such day, &lrm;a &ldquo;<B>Settlement Date</B>&rdquo;).
                                            On each Settlement Date, the Shares sold through &lrm;the applicable Agent in Agency Transactions
                                            for settlement on such date shall be issued and delivered by &lrm;the Company to the applicable
                                            Agent against payment by the applicable Agent to the Company of the Net Offering &lrm;Proceeds
                                            from the sale of such Shares. Settlement for all such Shares shall be effected by free &lrm;delivery
                                            of the Shares by the Company or its transfer agent to the applicable Agent&rsquo;s or its
                                            designee&rsquo;s &lrm;account (provided that the applicable Agent shall have given the Company
                                            written notice of such designee &lrm;prior to the relevant Settlement Date) at The Depository
                                            Trust Company or by such other &lrm;means of delivery as may be mutually agreed upon by the
                                            parties hereto, which in all cases shall &lrm;be freely tradable, transferable, registered
                                            shares of Common Stock in good deliverable form, in return for payment &lrm;in same-day funds
                                            delivered to the account designated by the Company. If the Company, or its &lrm;transfer
                                            agent (if applicable), shall default on its obligation to deliver the Shares on any &lrm;Settlement
                                            Date, the Company shall (i)&nbsp;hold the applicable Agent harmless against any loss, claim,
                                            damage, &lrm;or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses),
                                            as incurred, arising &lrm;out of or in connection with such default by the Company and (ii)&nbsp;pay
                                            the applicable Agent any commission, &lrm;discount or other compensation to which it would
                                            otherwise be entitled absent such default.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ix)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company agrees that any offer to sell
                                            Shares, any solicitation of an offer to buy Shares, or any sales of Shares shall be effected
                                            by or through only one Agent on any single given day, and in no event by more than one Agent,
                                            and the Company shall in no event request that multiple Agents sell Shares on the same day.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Maximum Number of Shares</I>. Under
                                            no circumstances shall the Company propose &lrm;to any one of the Agents, nor will any one
                                            of the Agents effect, a sale of Shares in an Agency Transaction pursuant to this Agreement
                                            if such sale would (i)&nbsp;cause the aggregate gross sales &lrm;proceeds of the Shares sold
                                            pursuant to this Agreement to exceed the Maximum Amount, (ii)&nbsp;&lrm;cause the number
                                            of Shares sold to exceed the number of shares of Common Stock available for &lrm;offer and
                                            sale under the then effective Registration Statement, (iii)&nbsp;cause the number of Shares
                                            sold pursuant to this Agreement to exceed the number of Shares authorized to be issued &lrm;and
                                            sold from time to time pursuant to this Agreement by the Company&rsquo;s board of directors,
                                            or a &lrm;duly authorized committee thereof, and notified to the applicable Agent in writing.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(c)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Regulation M</I>. If either party hereto
                                            has reason to believe that the exemptive &lrm;provisions set forth in Rule&nbsp;101(c)(1)&nbsp;of
                                            Regulation M under the Exchange Act are not &lrm;satisfied with respect to the Company or
                                            the Shares, it shall promptly notify the other party and &lrm;sales of Shares under this
                                            Agreement shall be suspended until the Agents, in their sole judgment, &lrm;determine that
                                            sales of Shares hereunder are not subject to or can be made in compliance with &lrm;Rule&nbsp;101
                                            of Regulation M.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(d)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Black-out Periods</I>. Notwithstanding
                                            any other provision of this Agreement, no sales of Shares shall take place, the Company shall
                                            not request the sales of any Shares that would be sold and the Agents shall not be obligated
                                            to sell or offer to sell any Shares, &lrm;during any period in which the Company&rsquo;s
                                            insider trading or similar policy, as it exists on the &lrm;date of this Agreement, would
                                            prohibit the purchase or sale of Common Stock by persons &lrm;subject to such policy, or
                                            during any other period in which the Company is in possession of &lrm;material non-public
                                            information with respect to the Company.&lrm; The Company shall immediately suspend or revoke
                                            any existing Agency Transaction Notice that would otherwise request a sale during any such
                                            period through providing notice to the applicable Authorized Agent Representative.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>2.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>&lrm;Representations and Warranties
                                            of the Company. </B>The Company represents and &lrm;warrants to, and covenants with, the
                                            Agents as follows:&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Capitalization</I>. As of the date
                                            of this Agreement, the Company has an authorized &lrm;and outstanding capitalization as set
                                            forth in the Registration Statement, the &lrm;Prospectus and any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus
                                            (collectively, the &ldquo;<B>Disclosure Package</B>&rdquo;), and, as of the &lrm;time of
                                            purchase and any additional time of purchase, as the case may be, the Company shall &lrm;have
                                            an authorized and outstanding capitalization as set forth in the Disclosure Package (subject,
                                            in each case, to (i)&nbsp;the issuance of &lrm;shares of Common Stock upon exercise of stock
                                            options, or other equity incentive awards, warrants or convertible &lrm;debentures disclosed
                                            as outstanding in the &lrm;Disclosure Package, (ii)&nbsp;the grant of options or other equity
                                            incentive awards under existing &lrm;equity incentive plans described in the &lrm;Disclosure
                                            Package and (iii)&nbsp;the issuance of shares of Common Stock on the exercise or deemed exercise
                                            &lrm;of such options or other incentive awards); all of the issued and outstanding share
                                            capital of the &lrm;Company, being the shares of Common Stock, have been duly authorized
                                            and validly allotted and issued &lrm;and are fully paid and non-assessable, have been issued
                                            in compliance with all applicable &lrm;federal and state securities laws and were not issued
                                            in violation of any pre-emptive &lrm;right, resale right, right of first refusal or similar
                                            right; the shares of Common Stock are duly listed, and &lrm;admitted and authorized for trading,
                                            on the NYSE American.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Corporate Status</I>. The Company:
                                            (i)&nbsp;has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation and is in good
                                            standing under the laws of the State of Nevada; (ii)&nbsp;has all requisite corporate power,
                                            authority &lrm;or capacity to carry on its business as now conducted and to own, lease and
                                            operate its &lrm;properties and assets as described in the &lrm;Disclosure Package; and (iii)&nbsp;is
                                            duly qualified to do business and is in good standing or equivalent &lrm;status in each jurisdiction
                                            in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its &lrm;business requires
                                            such qualification, except for such jurisdictions where the failure to so qualify &lrm;or
                                            be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(c)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Subsidiaries</I>. Each of the subsidiaries
                                            of the Company (each, a &ldquo;<B>Subsidiary</B>&rdquo; and, &lrm;collectively, the &ldquo;<B>Subsidiaries</B>&rdquo;):
                                            (i)&nbsp;has been duly incorporated and is validly existing in its jurisdiction of incorporation
                                            &lrm;and is up-to-date in all material corporate filings and in good standing in each jurisdiction
                                            in &lrm;which the character or location of its properties (owned, leased or licensed) or
                                            the nature or &lrm;conduct of its business makes such qualification necessary, except for
                                            those failures to be so &lrm;qualified or in good standing which (individually or in the
                                            aggregate) could not reasonably be &lrm;expected to have a material adverse effect on (x)&nbsp;the
                                            business, management, &lrm;financial condition, results of operations, shareholders&rsquo;
                                            equity, or properties of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (y)&nbsp;the
                                            ability of the &lrm;Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
                                            (a &ldquo;<B>Material Adverse &lrm;Effect</B>&rdquo;) and (ii)&nbsp;has all requisite corporate
                                            power and authority to carry on and transact its &lrm;business as now conducted and to own,
                                            lease and operate its properties and assets as described &lrm;in the Disclosure Package.
                                            All of the issued &lrm;and outstanding share capital or other ownership interests of each
                                            of the Subsidiaries has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable
                                            and is owned by the &lrm;Company, directly or through Subsidiaries, free and clear of any
                                            Lien (as defined below), with respect to any Subsidiary that is not a Material &lrm;Subsidiary
                                            (as defined below), as would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(d)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Material Subsidiaries</I>. The Subsidiaries
                                            listed on Schedule&nbsp;2 hereto (each, a &lrm;&lrm;&rdquo;<B>Material Subsidiary</B>&rdquo;
                                            and, collectively, the &ldquo;<B>Material Subsidiaries</B>&rdquo;) are the only Subsidiaries
                                            that &lrm;are &ldquo;significant subsidiaries&rdquo; of the Company within the meaning of
                                            Rule&nbsp;1-02 of Regulation S-X &lrm;under the Act or are otherwise material to the Company;
                                            no Subsidiary is currently prohibited, &lrm;directly or indirectly, from paying any dividends
                                            to the Company, from making any other &lrm;distribution on such Subsidiary&rsquo;s capital
                                            stock, from repaying to the Company any loans or &lrm;advances to such Subsidiary from the
                                            Company or from transferring any of such Subsidiary&rsquo;s &lrm;property or assets to the
                                            Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company; all of the issued &lrm;share capital of or
                                            other ownership interests in each Material Subsidiary have been duly and &lrm;validly authorized
                                            and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned &lrm;directly or indirectly
                                            by the Company free and clear of any lien, charge, mortgage, pledge, &lrm;security interest,
                                            claim, or other encumbrance of any kind whatsoever (any &ldquo;<B>Lien</B>&rdquo;); each
                                            Material &lrm;Subsidiary has been duly organized and validly exists as a corporation, partnership
                                            or limited &lrm;liability company in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
                                            its organization, with full &lrm;corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate
                                            its properties and to conduct its business &lrm;as described in the Disclosure Package; each
                                            &lrm;Material Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each
                                            jurisdiction in &lrm;which the character or location of its properties (owned, leased or
                                            licensed) or the nature or &lrm;conduct of its business makes such qualification necessary,
                                            except for those failures to be so &lrm;qualified or in good standing which (individually
                                            or in the aggregate) could not reasonably be &lrm;expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(e)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Agreement Duly Authorized and No Breach
                                            of Obligations or Charter</I>. The &lrm;Company has full corporate power and authority to
                                            enter into this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly &lrm;authorized, executed and delivered
                                            by the Company and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company
                                            enforceable &lrm;against the Company in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, as the
                                            case may be, except &lrm;as the enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
                                            reorganization, &lrm;moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors&rsquo;
                                            rights generally or general &lrm;equitable principles. The execution and delivery by the
                                            Company of this Agreement and the performance of this Agreement, the &lrm;consummation of
                                            the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and the application of the &lrm;net proceeds
                                            from the offering and sale of the Shares to be sold by the Company in the manner &lrm;set
                                            forth in the Prospectus under &ldquo;Use of Proceeds&rdquo; do not and will not (i)&nbsp;violate
                                            the &lrm;organizational documents of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or (ii)&nbsp;result
                                            in the &lrm;creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the assets
                                            of the Company &lrm;or any Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to the terms or provisions
                                            of, or result in a breach or &lrm;violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute
                                            a default under, or give any other &lrm;party a right to terminate any of its obligations
                                            under, or result in the acceleration of any obligation under any contract to which the Company
                                            or any of the Subsidiaries is a party or by &lrm;which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries
                                            or any of its properties is bound or affected, or &lrm;violate or conflict with any judgment,
                                            ruling, decree, order, statute, rule&nbsp;or regulation of any &lrm;court or other governmental
                                            agency or body applicable to the business or properties of the &lrm;Company or any of the
                                            Subsidiaries. &lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(f)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>The Shares</I>. The Shares have been
                                            duly and validly allotted and reserved for issuance by the Company and &lrm;when issued in
                                            accordance with this Agreement, and upon receipt of payment for the Shares, the Shares will
                                            have been duly and &lrm;validly allotted and issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares
                                            of Common Stock.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(g)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Compliance with Law; All Requisite
                                            Governmental Licenses</I>. Except as would not result in a Material Adverse Effect or as
                                            disclosed in the Disclosure Package, (i)&nbsp;the Company and each Material Subsidiary is
                                            conducting its business in compliance with all applicable, rules&nbsp;and regulations of
                                            each jurisdiction in which its business is carried on, (ii)&nbsp;the Company and its Material
                                            Subsidiaries are the registered owners of and possess, in good &lrm;standing without default,
                                            all licenses, sub-licenses, certificates, rights (including, without limitation, &lrm;surface
                                            rights, access rights and water rights), permits, concessions, instruments and other &lrm;authorizations
                                            (collectively, &ldquo;<B>Governmental Licenses</B>&rdquo;) issued by, and have made all declarations
                                            and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, &lrm;local or foreign governmental or regulatory
                                            authorities or bodies that are necessary for the ownership or lease of &lrm;their respective
                                            properties or the conduct of their respective businesses as described in the Disclosure Package,
                                            including for the exploration, of minerals; (iii)&nbsp;the Company and the Material Subsidiaries
                                            are in compliance with the terms &lrm;and conditions of all such Governmental Licenses; (iv)&nbsp;all
                                            of the Governmental Licenses are valid &lrm;and in full force and effect; (v)&nbsp;neither
                                            the Company nor any Material Subsidiary has received &lrm;notice of non-compliance, revocation,
                                            &lrm;cancellation or modification of, or intention to revoke, cancel or modify any Governmental
                                            Licenses and (vi)&nbsp;nether the Company nor any Material Subsidiary has any reason to believe
                                            that any material Governmental Licenses will not be renewed in the ordinary course.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(h)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>No Defaults; No Violation</I>. The
                                            execution and delivery of this Agreement &lrm;and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
                                            hereby do not and will not result in a &lrm;breach of or constitute a default under and do
                                            not and will not violate (i)&nbsp;the terms of any loan, bond, &lrm;debenture, promissory
                                            note or other instrument evidencing indebtedness (demand or otherwise) &lrm;for borrowed
                                            money, to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party or by which any &lrm;of
                                            their property or assets are bound (a &ldquo;<B>Debt Instrument</B>&rdquo;) or any material
                                            contract,&lrm; commitment, agreement, joint venture instrument, lease or other document,
                                            including a license &lrm;agreement to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party
                                            or by which any of their &lrm;property or assets are bound, or (ii)&nbsp;any law, judgment,
                                            decree, order, statute, rule&nbsp;or regulation &lrm;applicable to any of them, except such
                                            a breach, default &lrm;or violation as would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither
                                            the Company nor any of &lrm;the Subsidiaries is (i)&nbsp;in violation of its respective articles
                                            or by-laws (or other constating &lrm;documents), (ii)&nbsp;in default under any existing
                                            obligations, agreement, covenant or condition &lrm;contained in any Debt Instrument or (iii)&nbsp;in
                                            violation of any law, judgment, decree, order, statute, &lrm;rule&nbsp;or regulation applicable
                                            to any of them, except, in the case of clauses (ii)&nbsp;and (iii)&nbsp;above, such &lrm;a
                                            default or violation as would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>No Consents Required</I>. Except for
                                            any consents and approvals &lrm;(i)&nbsp;described in the Disclosure Package, (ii)&nbsp;as
                                            &lrm;have been obtained and are in full force and effect, (iii)&nbsp;as may be required under
                                            the rules&nbsp;of the &lrm;NYSE American on or before each Time of Sale (as defined below)
                                            and associated Settlement Date or &lrm;&lrm;(iv)&nbsp;as may be required under state securities
                                            or blue sky laws of the various jurisdiction in which &lrm;the Shares are being offered,
                                            the distribution of the Shares and the consummation of the &lrm;transactions as contemplated
                                            by this Agreement do not and will not &lrm;require the consent, approval, authorization,
                                            registration or qualification of or with any &lrm;governmental authority, stock exchange,
                                            securities commission or other third party to be obtained &lrm;by the Company.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(j)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Due Authorization</I>. The Company
                                            has the necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Disclosure Package
                                            and will, if applicable, have the necessary corporate power and authority to execute and
                                            deliver any amendment to the Registration Statement prior to the filing thereof, and all
                                            necessary corporate action has been taken by the Company to authorize the execution and delivery
                                            by it of the Registration Statement and the filing thereof with the Commission under the
                                            Act.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(k)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>No Pre-emptive Rights</I>. Except as
                                            described in the Disclosure Package, the Company has no outstanding warrants, options to
                                            &lrm;purchase, or any pre-emptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase,
                                            or any contracts &lrm;or commitments to issue or sell any Shares or other security of the
                                            Company or any security &lrm;convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Shares
                                            or any other security of the Company; &lrm;except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package.&lrm;
                                            No person has any agreement, option, right or privilege (whether pre-emptive or contractual)
                                            capable of &lrm;becoming an agreement or option, for the purchase from the Company of &lrm;any
                                            of the Shares.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(l)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Legal Proceedings</I>. Except as disclosed
                                            in the Disclosure Package, there is no judicial, regulatory, arbitral or other legal or &lrm;governmental
                                            proceeding or other litigation or arbitration, United States or foreign, &lrm;pending to
                                            which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or of which any property, operations &lrm;or
                                            assets of the Company or any Subsidiary is the subject which, individually or in the aggregate,
                                            &lrm;if determined adversely to the Company or any Subsidiary, could reasonably be expected
                                            to have &lrm;a Material Adverse Effect; to the Company&rsquo;s knowledge, no such proceeding,
                                            litigation or &lrm;arbitration is threatened or contemplated; and the defense of all such
                                            proceedings, litigation and &lrm;arbitration against or involving the Company or any Subsidiary
                                            could not reasonably be expected &lrm;to have a Material Adverse Effect; there is no bankruptcy,
                                            liquidation, winding-up or other similar proceeding pending or in progress, or, to the knowledge
                                            of the Company threatened against or relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries before
                                            any governmental authority; none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries nor &lrm;any of
                                            their respective properties or assets is subject to any outstanding judgment, order, writ,
                                            injunction &lrm;or decree that involves or may involve, or restricts or may restrict the
                                            right or ability of the Company or &lrm;such Material Subsidiary to conduct its respective
                                            business in all material respects as it has been carried on prior &lrm;to the date hereof.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(m)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>No Applicable Registration Rights.
                                            </I>There are no persons with registration or other similar rights to have any equity or
                                            debt securities registered for sale under the Registration Statement or included in the offering
                                            contemplated by this Agreement, except for such rights as have been duly satisfied or waived.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(n)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Intellectual Property. </I>The Company
                                            and its Subsidiaries own and have full right, title and interest in and to, or have valid
                                            licenses to use, each material trade name, trademark, service mark, patent, copyright, approval,
                                            trade secret and other similar rights (collectively &ldquo;<B>Intellectual Property</B>&rdquo;)
                                            under which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct all or any material part of their business,
                                            and none of the Company and its Subsidiaries has created any lien or encumbrance on, or granted
                                            any right or license with respect to, any such Intellectual Property except where the failure
                                            to own or obtain a license or right to use any such Intellectual Property, or where any such
                                            lien or encumbrance or grant with respect to any such Intellectual Property, has not had,
                                            and would not have, a Material Adverse Effect&#894; there is no claim pending or, to the
                                            knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with
                                            respect to any Intellectual Property, and neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has received
                                            notice or otherwise become aware that any Intellectual Property that it uses or has used
                                            in the conduct of its business infringes upon or conflicts with the rights of any third party,
                                            except for any claim, infringement or conflict that has not had, and would not reasonably
                                            be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(o)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Independent Accountant</I>. Ham, Langston&nbsp;&amp;
                                            Brezina, L.L.P., which has audited the &lrm;annual consolidated financial statements of the
                                            Company that are included or incorporated by &lrm;reference in the Registration Statement
                                            and the Prospectus, and whose &lrm;reports appear or are incorporated by reference in the
                                            Registration Statement and the Prospectus, are independent accountants with respect to the
                                            Company as required by the Act and the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations and by the applicable rules&nbsp;of
                                            the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board during the periods covered by the financial
                                            statements on which they reported contained in and incorporated by reference in the Registration
                                            Statement and the Prospectus.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(p)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Financial Matters</I>.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Financial Statements</I>. The audited
                                            consolidated financial statements of &lrm;the Company and the notes thereto together with
                                            the independent auditors&rsquo; report thereon, &lrm;included or incorporated by reference
                                            in the &lrm;Disclosure Package, present fairly in all material respects the financial position
                                            as of the dates &lrm;indicated and the cash flows and results of operations for the periods
                                            specified of the Company &lrm;and its consolidated Subsidiaries; such financial statements
                                            have been prepared in accordance &lrm;with the generally accepted accounting principles in
                                            the United States of America applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved,
                                            except as may be expressly stated in the related notes thereto; the &lrm;other financial
                                            and statistical information relating to the Company included or incorporated by &lrm;reference
                                            in the Disclosure Package present &lrm;fairly in all material respects the information included
                                            therein.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Off-Balance Sheet Transactions</I>.
                                            Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package, there are no material off-balance sheet &lrm;transactions,
                                            arrangements or obligations (including contingent obligations) of the Company or &lrm;the
                                            Subsidiaries with unconsolidated entities or other persons that could reasonably be expected
                                            &lrm;to have a Material Adverse Effect.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(iii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
                                            and Internal Accounting &lrm;Controls</I>. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package,
                                            the Company maintains (i)&nbsp;&ldquo;effective internal control over financial reporting&rdquo;
                                            as defined in, and in compliance with, Rules&nbsp;13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act,
                                            and (ii)&nbsp;a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide &lrm;reasonable
                                            assurance that: (A)&nbsp;transactions are executed in accordance with management&rsquo;s
                                            &lrm;general or specific authorization; (B)&nbsp;transactions are recorded as necessary to
                                            permit preparation &lrm;of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset
                                            accountability; (C)&nbsp;&lrm;access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management&rsquo;s
                                            general or specific &lrm;authorization; and (D)&nbsp;the recorded accountability for assets
                                            is compared with the existing assets &lrm;at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
                                            is taken with respect to any differences and (E)&nbsp;eXtensible Business Reporting Language
                                            included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement fairly presents the information
                                            called for in all material respects and are prepared in accordance with the Commission&rsquo;s
                                            rules&nbsp;and guidelines applicable thereto. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement
                                            and the Prospectus, since the end of the Company&rsquo;s most recent audited fiscal year,
                                            there has been no material weakness in its internal control over financial &lrm;reporting
                                            (whether or not remediated).&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(iv)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>No Deficiencies</I>. Except as disclosed
                                            in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the Company is not aware of (A)&nbsp;any
                                            significant deficiency in the design or operation of its internal control over financial
                                            reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company&rsquo;s ability to
                                            record, process, summarize and report financial data or any material weaknesses in internal
                                            controls; or (B)&nbsp;any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
                                            employees who have a significant role in the Company&rsquo;s internal controls.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(v)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>No Change in the Company&rsquo;s Internal
                                            Control Over Financial Reporting</I>. &lrm;Since the date of the latest audited consolidated
                                            financial statements of the Company included &lrm;or incorporated by reference in the Disclosure
                                            &lrm;Package, there has been no change in the Company&rsquo;s internal control over financial
                                            reporting &lrm;that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
                                            the Company&rsquo;s internal &lrm;control over financial reporting.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(vi)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Disclosure Controls</I>. The Company
                                            has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined
                                            in Rule&nbsp;13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act), that are designed to ensure that
                                            material information relating to the Company, including its Subsidiaries, is made known to
                                            the Company&rsquo;s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer by others
                                            within those entities and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in all material
                                            respects to perform the functions for which they were established except as disclosed in
                                            the Disclosure Package.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(vii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Related Party Transactions</I>. There
                                            are no business relationships or related party transactions involving the Company or any
                                            other person required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus that
                                            have not been described or incorporated therein by reference.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(q)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>No Material Changes</I>. Subsequent
                                            to the respective dates as of which &lrm;information is given in the Disclosure &lrm;Package,
                                            except as disclosed in the Disclosure &lrm;Package, (i)&nbsp;the Company has not declared
                                            or paid any dividends, or made any other &lrm;distribution of any kind, on or in respect
                                            of its share capital, (ii)&nbsp;there has not been any material &lrm;change in the share
                                            capital or long-term or short-term debt of the Company and the Subsidiaries &lrm;taken as
                                            a whole, (iii)&nbsp;neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has sustained any material loss
                                            or &lrm;interference with its business or properties from fire, explosion, flood, hurricane,
                                            accident or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute
                                            or any legal or &lrm;governmental proceeding, that would reasonably be expected to result
                                            in a Material Adverse Effect, and (iv)&nbsp;there has not been any material adverse change
                                            or any development &lrm;involving a prospective material adverse change, whether or not arising
                                            from transactions in the &lrm;ordinary course of business, in or affecting the business,
                                            general affairs, management, condition &lrm;&lrm;(financial or otherwise), results of operations,
                                            shareholders&rsquo; equity, properties or prospects of the &lrm;Company and the Subsidiaries,
                                            taken as a whole (each a &ldquo;<B>Material Adverse Change</B>&rdquo;); since the &lrm;date
                                            of the latest balance sheet included, or incorporated by reference, in the Disclosure Package,
                                            neither the Company nor any Subsidiary &lrm;has incurred or undertaken any liabilities or
                                            obligations, whether direct or indirect, liquidated or &lrm;contingent, matured or unmatured,
                                            or entered into any transactions, including any acquisition or &lrm;disposition of any business
                                            or asset, which are material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, &lrm;taken as a whole,
                                            except for liabilities, obligations and transactions which are disclosed in the Disclosure
                                            Package.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(r)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Investment Company</I>. The Company
                                            is not and, after giving effect to application &lrm;of the net proceeds of the offering of
                                            the Shares as described in the Disclosure Package, will not be, required to register as an
                                            &ldquo;investment &lrm;company&rdquo; under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
                                            (the&nbsp;&rdquo;<B>Investment Company &lrm;Act</B>&rdquo;), and is not and will not be an
                                            entity &ldquo;controlled&rdquo; by an &ldquo;investment company&rdquo; within the meaning
                                            of the Investment Company Act.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(s)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Properties</I>. Except as disclosed
                                            in the Disclosure Package: (i)&nbsp;the Company and each Material Subsidiary owns or leases
                                            all &lrm;such properties as are necessary to the conduct of its business as presently operated
                                            and as &lrm;proposed to be operated as described in the &lrm;Disclosure Package; (ii)&nbsp;the
                                            Company and the Material Subsidiaries have &lrm;good and marketable title to all real property
                                            and good and marketable title to all personal &lrm;property owned by them, in each case free
                                            and clear of any and all Liens, except for Liens &lrm;granted in the ordinary course to finance
                                            the purchase of personal property, except such as are &lrm;described in the Disclosure Package
                                            or such as &lrm;do not (individually or in the aggregate) materially affect the value of
                                            such property or materially &lrm;interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such
                                            property by the Company and the &lrm;Material Subsidiaries; and any material real property
                                            and buildings held under lease or sublease &lrm;by the Company and the Material Subsidiaries
                                            are held by them under valid, subsisting and &lrm;enforceable leases with such exceptions
                                            as are not material to, and do not materially interfere &lrm;with, the use made and proposed
                                            to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and &lrm;the Material Subsidiaries;
                                            and (iii)&nbsp;neither the Company nor any Material Subsidiary has received &lrm;any notice
                                            of any claim adverse to its ownership of any real or personal property or of any claim &lrm;against
                                            the continued possession of any real property, whether owned or held under lease or &lrm;sublease
                                            by the Company or any Material Subsidiary, except as could not reasonably be expected &lrm;to
                                            have a Material Adverse Effect.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(t)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&lrm;<I>Material Properties</I>. The mineral
                                            projects set out at Schedule 4 are the only mineral projects (the &ldquo;<B>Material Properties</B>&rdquo;)
                                            which the Company currently considers to be &quot;material&quot; and the Company is the absolute
                                            legal and beneficial owner of, and has good and marketable title to each of the Material
                                            Properties, each as described in the Disclosure Package, and the Company validly holds the
                                            Barrick Option and the Richmond Hill Option, each as described in the Disclosure Package.
                                            Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package, such interests are free of all mortgages,
                                            liens, charges, pledges, security interests, encumbrances, claims or demands whatsoever and
                                            the Company nor the Material Subsidiaries have received any notice of, nor does the Company
                                            otherwise have any knowledge of, any claim that might or could materially adversely affect
                                            the right thereof to use, transfer or otherwise exploit such rights.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(u)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Valid Title Documents</I>. Any and
                                            all of the agreements and other documents and instruments pursuant to which the Company and
                                            the Subsidiaries hold the Material Properties, the Barrick Option and the Richmond Hill Option
                                            and other assets (including any option agreement or any interest in, or right to earn an
                                            interest in, any properties and assets) are valid and subsisting agreements, documents or
                                            instruments in full force and effect, enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof, the
                                            Company and the Subsidiaries are not in default of any of the material provisions of any
                                            such agreements, documents or instruments, nor has any such default been alleged. Neither
                                            the Material Properties, the Barrick Option and the Richmond Hill Option or assets (nor any
                                            option agreement or any interest in, or right to earn an interest in, any properties or assets)
                                            of the Company or the Subsidiaries are subject to any right of first refusal or purchase
                                            or acquisition rights of a third party.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(v)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Mining Claims</I>. All interests in
                                            material mining claims, concessions, exploitation or &lrm;extraction rights or similar rights
                                            comprising the Material Properties (&ldquo;<B>Mining Claims</B>&rdquo;) that are held by
                                            the Company or any of its &lrm;Material Subsidiaries are in good standing, are valid and
                                            enforceable, are free and clear of any &lrm;material Liens, and no material royalty is payable
                                            in respect of any of them,&lrm; except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package; &lrm;except
                                            as disclosed in the Disclosure Package, &lrm;no other material property rights are necessary
                                            for the conduct of the Company&rsquo;s business as &lrm;described therein, and there are
                                            no material restrictions on the ability of the Company and its &lrm;Material Subsidiaries
                                            to use, transfer or otherwise exploit any such property rights except as &lrm;required by
                                            applicable law; except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package, the Mining Claims held by
                                            the Company or its Material Subsidiaries &lrm;cover the properties required by the Company
                                            for the purposes described therein.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(w)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Compliance with Mining Laws. </I>(i)&nbsp;The
                                            Company and its Material Subsidiaries (x)&nbsp;are, and, to the Company&rsquo;s knowledge,
                                            at all prior times were, in material compliance with any and all applicable laws, rules,
                                            statutes and regulations relating to exploration, mining and related activities (collectively,
                                            &ldquo;<B>Mining Laws</B>&rdquo;), (y)&nbsp;have received and are in compliance with all
                                            Permits under applicable Mining Laws to conduct their respective businesses, and (z)&nbsp;have
                                            not received notice of any actual or potential liability under or relating to any Mining
                                            Laws and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to
                                            result in such notice, and (ii)&nbsp;there are no costs or liabilities associated with Mining
                                            Laws of or relating to the Company or its Material Subsidiaries, except in the case of each
                                            of (i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;above, for any such failure to comply, or failure to receive required
                                            permits, licenses or approvals, or cost or liability, as would not, individually or in the
                                            aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii)&nbsp;except as described in the Disclosure
                                            Package, (x)&nbsp;there are no proceedings, including but not limited to orders, rights,
                                            directives, units or judgments that are pending, or that are known to be contemplated, against
                                            the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries under any Mining Laws in which a governmental
                                            entity is also a party, except as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
                                            Adverse Effect, and (y)&nbsp;the Company and its Material Subsidiaries are not aware of any
                                            non-compliance or potential non-compliance with Mining Laws, or liabilities or other obligations
                                            under Mining Laws, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(x)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves</I>.
                                            To the extent applicable, with respect to the information set forth &lrm;or incorporated
                                            in the Disclosure Package, information relating to the Company&rsquo;s estimates of mineral
                                            resources or mineral reserves has been &lrm;reviewed and verified by the Company or one or
                                            more consultants to the Company as being &lrm;consistent with the Company&rsquo;s mineral
                                            reserve and mineral resource estimates and as true, &lrm;complete and accurate as of the
                                            date such estimates were prepared, and, to the best of the &lrm;Company&rsquo;s knowledge,
                                            remain true, complete and accurate in all material respects as of the date &lrm;hereof. To
                                            the extent applicable, the Company believes that all of the assumptions underlying such mineral
                                            reserve and &lrm;mineral resource estimates are reasonable and appropriate, and, subject
                                            to those assumptions &lrm;being true and correct, that the projected production and operating
                                            results relating to its projects &lrm;and summarized in the Disclosure Package are &lrm;achievable
                                            by the Company.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(y)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Labor Matters</I>. There is currently
                                            no labor disruption or disputes with respect to the &lrm;employees or consultants of the
                                            Company or any of the Material Subsidiaries and, to the best of &lrm;the Company&rsquo;s
                                            knowledge, there are no labor disruptions or disputes imminent and the Company &lrm;is not
                                            aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbances by the employees of any of its or any
                                            &lrm;Material Subsidiary&rsquo;s principal suppliers, manufacturers, customers or contractors,
                                            in either case &lrm;&lrm;(individually or in the aggregate) (i)(A)&nbsp;except as disclosed
                                            in the Disclosure Package or (B)&nbsp;except as would not result in a Material Adverse &lrm;Effect
                                            and (ii)&nbsp;except as is not adversely affecting the exploration or development plans of
                                            the &lrm;Company or the Subsidiaries or the carrying on of the business of the Company or
                                            the &lrm;Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is a party to any
                                            collective &lrm;bargaining agreement and, to the knowledge of the Company, no action has
                                            been taken or is &lrm;contemplated to organize any employees of the Company or the Subsidiaries.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(z)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&lrm;<I>Compliance with Employment Laws</I>.
                                            Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company
                                            and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable laws respecting &lrm;employment
                                            and labor, including employment practices and standards, terms and conditions of &lrm;employment,
                                            wages and hours, occupational health and safety, human rights, labor relations, &lrm;accessibility,
                                            and workers&rsquo; compensation. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
                                            Adverse Effect, all employee benefit, pension, executive compensation, incentive compensation,
                                            stock &lrm;compensation, retirement, supplementary retirement, health or other medical, dental,
                                            life or other &lrm;similar plan, program, agreement or arrangement (&ldquo;<B>Employee Plans</B>&rdquo;)
                                            sponsored, maintained or &lrm;contributed to or required to be contributed to by the Company
                                            or its Subsidiaries for the benefit of their &lrm;respective employees and their dependents
                                            have been established, registered (where required), funded &lrm;&lrm;(where required), invested
                                            (where required) and administered in accordance with, and are in good &lrm;standing under,
                                            all applicable laws, the terms of such Employee Plans&lrm;.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(aa)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Matters Related to Local, Native and
                                            Indigenous Groups</I>. Except as disclosed &lrm;in the Disclosure Package, to the &lrm;knowledge
                                            of the Company, no dispute between the Company and any local, native or &lrm;indigenous group
                                            exists or is threatened or imminent with respect to any of the Company&rsquo;s properties
                                            (including, without limitation, the Material Properties) or exploration activities that could
                                            reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse &lrm;Effect.&lrm; The Company is not aware
                                            of any material &lrm;land entitlement claims or aboriginal land claims having been asserted
                                            or any legal actions relating to &lrm;aboriginal or community issues having been instituted
                                            with respect to its properties (including, without limitation, the &lrm;Material Properties).&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(bb)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&lrm;<I>Community Relationships</I>.
                                            To the knowledge of the Company, there are no material &lrm;complaints, issues, proceedings,
                                            inquiries, protests, blockades or initiatives by non-governmental organizations, activist
                                            groups or similar entities or persons, which are ongoing or anticipated which could have
                                            the &lrm;effect of interfering, delaying or impairing the ability to explore, develop or
                                            operate the Material &lrm;Properties in a manner that would have a material impact on the
                                            Company.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(cc)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>No Work Stoppage&nbsp;or Interruptions</I>.
                                            To the knowledge of the Company, there are no &lrm;actions, proceedings, inquiries, work
                                            or labour disruption, protests, blockades or initiatives by non-&lrm;governmental organizations,
                                            activist groups or similar entities or persons, that are ongoing or &lrm;anticipated which
                                            could materially adversely affect the ability to explore or develop the operations &lrm;underlying
                                            the Material Properties in a manner that would have a material impact on the Company.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(dd)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Compliance with Environmental Laws</I>.
                                            There has been no storage, &lrm;generation, transportation, handling, use, treatment, disposal,
                                            discharge, emission,&lrm; contamination, release or other activity involving any kind of
                                            hazardous, toxic or other wastes, &lrm;pollutants, contaminants, petroleum products or other
                                            hazardous or toxic substances, chemicals &lrm;or materials (&ldquo;<B>Hazardous Substances</B>&rdquo;)
                                            by, due to, on behalf of, or caused by the Company or &lrm;any Subsidiary (or, to the Company&rsquo;s
                                            knowledge, any other entity for whose acts or omissions &lrm;the Company or any Subsidiary
                                            is or may be liable) upon any property now or previously owned, &lrm;operated, used or leased
                                            by the Company or any Subsidiary, or upon any other property, which &lrm;would be a violation
                                            of or give rise to any liability under any applicable law, rule, regulation, &lrm;order,
                                            judgment, decree or permit, common law provision or other legally binding standard &lrm;relating
                                            to pollution or protection of human health and the environment (&ldquo;<B>Environmental Law</B>&rdquo;),
                                            &lrm;except for violations and liabilities which, individually or in the aggregate, could
                                            not reasonably &lrm;be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; there has been no disposal,
                                            discharge, emission &lrm;contamination or other release of any kind at, onto or from any
                                            such property or into the &lrm;environment surrounding any such property of any Hazardous
                                            Substances with respect to which &lrm;the Company or any Subsidiary has knowledge, except
                                            as could not, individually or in the &lrm;aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
                                            Adverse Effect; there is no pending or, to &lrm;the best of the Company&rsquo;s knowledge,
                                            threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial action, &lrm;claim or notice of noncompliance
                                            or violation, investigation or proceedings relating to any &lrm;Environmental Law against
                                            the Company or any Subsidiary, except as could not, individually or &lrm;in the aggregate,
                                            reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; no property of the &lrm;Company
                                            or any Subsidiary is subject to any Lien under any Environmental Law; except as &lrm;disclosed
                                            in the Disclosure Package, neither &lrm;the Company nor any Subsidiary is subject to any
                                            order, decree, agreement or other &lrm;individualized legal requirement related to any Environmental
                                            Law, which, in any case &lrm;&lrm;(individually or in the aggregate), could reasonably be
                                            expected to have a Material Adverse &lrm;Effect.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ee)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Costs and Liabilities related to Compliance
                                            with Environmental Laws</I>. In the &lrm;ordinary course of its business, the Company periodically
                                            reviews the effect of Environmental &lrm;Laws on the business, operations and properties
                                            of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in the &lrm;course of which it identifies and evaluates
                                            associated costs and liabilities associated with Environmental Laws (including, without limitation,
                                            any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure or remediation of properties
                                            or compliance with Environmental Laws, or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints
                                            on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties), and on the basis
                                            of such review, the Company has reasonably concluded that such associated costs and liabilities
                                            would not, subject to maintaining adequate reserves for such costs, individually or in the
                                            aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ff)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Tax Matters</I>. The Company and each
                                            Subsidiary has accurately prepared and &lrm;timely filed all U.S., foreign, federal, provincial,
                                            state and local tax returns that are required to be filed by it and has &lrm;paid or made
                                            provision for the payment of all taxes, assessments, governmental or other similar &lrm;charges,
                                            including without limitation, all sales and use taxes and all taxes which the Company or
                                            &lrm;any Subsidiary is obligated to withhold from amounts owing to employees,&lrm; creditors
                                            and third parties, with respect to the periods covered by such tax returns (whether or &lrm;not
                                            such amounts are shown as due on any tax return), except in any such case as could not &lrm;reasonably
                                            be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; no deficiency assessment with respect &lrm;to
                                            a proposed adjustment of the Company&rsquo;s or any Subsidiary&rsquo;s U.S. federal and state,
                                            or, except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package, local or foreign taxes is pending or,
                                            to the best of the Company&rsquo;s &lrm;knowledge, threatened; the accruals and reserves
                                            on the books and records of the Company and &lrm;the Subsidiaries in respect of tax liabilities
                                            for any taxable period not finally determined are &lrm;adequate to meet any assessments and
                                            related liabilities for any such period and, since the date of &lrm;the most recent audited
                                            consolidated financial statements; the Company and the Subsidiaries &lrm;have not incurred
                                            any liability for taxes other than in the ordinary course of its business; there is &lrm;no
                                            tax lien, whether imposed by any U.S. or other taxing authority, outstanding &lrm;against
                                            the assets, properties or business of the Company or any Subsidiary; except as would not
                                            be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, there are no disputes, proceedings,
                                            investigations, audits, assessments, reassessments or claims &lrm;now pending or to the knowledge
                                            of the Company, threatened against the Company that propose to &lrm;assess taxes in addition
                                            to those reported in the tax returns;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(gg)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>No Transfer Taxes</I>. There are no
                                            stock or other transfer taxes, stamp duties, capital duties or other similar duties, taxes
                                            or charges under &lrm;U.S. federal law or the laws of any state or any political subdivision
                                            &lrm;thereof required to be paid in connection with the execution, delivery and performance
                                            of this &lrm;Agreement or the issuance by the Company or sale by the Company of &lrm;the
                                            Shares.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(hh)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Insurance</I>. Except as would not
                                            result in a Material Adverse Effect, the &lrm;assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries
                                            and their business and operations are insured &lrm;against loss or damage with responsible
                                            insurers on a basis consistent with insurance obtained &lrm;by reasonably prudent participants
                                            in comparable businesses, all of the policies in respect of &lrm;such insurance coverage
                                            are in good standing in all material respects and not in default; neither &lrm;the Company
                                            nor any Material Subsidiary has failed to promptly give any notice of any material &lrm;claim
                                            thereunder; and there are no material claims thereunder or to which any insurance &lrm;company
                                            is denying liability or defending under a reservation of rights clause. The Company &lrm;has
                                            no reason to believe that it will be unable to renew its existing insurance as and when such
                                            &lrm;coverage expires or will be able to obtain replacement insurance adequate for the conduct
                                            of the &lrm;business and the value of its properties at a cost that would not have a Material
                                            Adverse Effect.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>No Franchise, Contract or Other Document</I>.
                                            There is no franchise, &lrm;contract or other document of a character required to be described
                                            in the Disclosure Package, or to be filed as an exhibit to the &lrm;Company&rsquo;s Annual
                                            Report on Form&nbsp;10-K, which is not described or filed as required; insofar as such descriptions
                                            &lrm;summarize legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings discussed therein, such
                                            &lrm;descriptions are accurate and fair summaries of such legal matters, agreements, documents
                                            or &lrm;proceedings. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notification
                                            from any party claiming that the Company or such Subsidiary is in breach or default under
                                            any contract or agreement, except which default or breach would not reasonably be expected
                                            to result in a Material Adverse Effect.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(jj)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley
                                            Act</I>. There is and has been no failure &lrm;on the part of the Company or any of its directors
                                            or officers, in their capacities as such, to &lrm;comply with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley
                                            Act of 2002 and the rules&nbsp;and regulations &lrm;promulgated in connection therewith,
                                            including, without limitation, Section&nbsp;402 related to loans &lrm;and Sections 302 and
                                            906 related to certifications.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(kk)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Statistical,&nbsp;Industry-Related
                                            and Market-Related Data</I>. The statistical, &lrm;industry-related and market-related data
                                            included in the Disclosure Package are based on or derived from sources which the Company
                                            reasonably &lrm;and in good faith believes are reliable and accurate, and such data agree
                                            with the sources from &lrm;which they are derived, in each case in all material respects.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ll)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering
                                            Laws</I>.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The operations of the Company and each Subsidiary
                                            are and have been &lrm;conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping
                                            and &lrm;reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of
                                            1970, as &lrm;amended, and &lrm;the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions in which
                                            the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does business, the rules&nbsp;and regulations thereunder
                                            and any &lrm;related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or
                                            enforced by any arbitrator, court, governmental body, regulatory body, administrative agency
                                            or other authority, &lrm;body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its
                                            Subsidiaries or any of their respective &lrm;properties, assets or operations &lrm; (collectively,
                                            the &ldquo;<B>Money Laundering Laws</B>&rdquo;); and no action, suit or proceeding by or
                                            before any such arbitrator, court, governmental body, &lrm;regulatory body, administrative
                                            agency or other authority body or agency involving the Company or &lrm;any of its Subsidiaries
                                            with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge &lrm;of the
                                            Company, threatened.&lrm;&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">None of the Company, any of the Subsidiaries
                                            nor any director or officer of &lrm;the Company or the Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge
                                            of the Company, any agent, employee, &lrm;affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the
                                            Company or any of the Subsidiaries has (A)&nbsp;made &lrm;any unlawful contribution to any
                                            candidate for non-United States office, or failed to disclose &lrm;fully any such contribution
                                            in violation of law, or (B)&nbsp;made any payment to any federal or state &lrm;governmental
                                            officer or official, or other person charged with similar public or quasi-public &lrm;duties,
                                            other than payments required or permitted by the laws of the United States of &lrm;any jurisdiction
                                            thereof.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(mm)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>No Conflicts with Sanctions Laws</I>.
                                            Neither the Company nor any of the &lrm;Subsidiaries, nor any director or officer of the
                                            Company or the Subsidiaries, nor, to the &lrm;knowledge of the Company, any agent, employee
                                            or representative of the Company or the &lrm;Subsidiaries, affiliate or other person associated
                                            with or acting on behalf of the Company or the &lrm;Subsidiaries is currently subject to
                                            any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. &lrm;government (including, without limitation,
                                            the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. &lrm;Treasury Department, the U.S. Department
                                            of State or Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce (including,
                                            without &lrm;limitation, the designation as a &ldquo;specially designated national&rdquo;
                                            or &ldquo;blocked person&rdquo;))&lrm;, Canada (including, without limitation, sanctions
                                            administered or enforced by the Office of the &lrm;Superintendent of Financial Institutions)&lrm;,
                                            the United Nations &lrm;Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty&rsquo;s Treasury
                                            or other relevant sanctions &lrm;authority (collectively, &ldquo;<B>Sanctions</B>&rdquo;),
                                            nor is the Company or any of the Subsidiaries located, &lrm;organized or resident in a country
                                            or territory that is the subject or the target of Sanctions, &lrm;including, without limitation,
                                            Cuba,&nbsp;Iran, North Korea, the Crimean region, Sudan, Syria and Russia &lrm;(each, a &ldquo;<B>Sanctioned
                                            Country</B>&rdquo;); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds &lrm;of
                                            the offering of the Shares hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such
                                            &lrm;proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i)&nbsp;to
                                            fund or facilitate &lrm;any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of
                                            such funding or facilitation, is &lrm;the subject or the target of Sanctions, (ii)&nbsp;to
                                            fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any &lrm;Sanctioned Country or (iii)&nbsp;in
                                            any other manner that will result in a violation by any person &lrm;&lrm;(including any person
                                            participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor &lrm;or otherwise)
                                            of Sanctions. For the past five years, the Company and the Subsidiaries have not &lrm;knowingly
                                            engaged in, are not now knowingly engaged in, and will not engage in, any dealings &lrm;or
                                            transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the
                                            subject &lrm;or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(nn)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws</I>.
                                            None of the Company, nor any of the &lrm;Subsidiaries nor any director or officer of the
                                            Company or the Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge &lrm;of the Company, any agent, employee,
                                            affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company &lrm;or any of the Subsidiaries,
                                            is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would &lrm;result in a
                                            violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, &lrm;and
                                            the rules&nbsp;and regulations thereunder (the &ldquo;<B>FCPA</B>&rdquo;) or any other applicable
                                            anti-bribery or anti-corruption provisions of applicable law, including&lrm;, without limitation,
                                            making use of the mails or any means or &lrm;instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly
                                            in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to &lrm;pay or authorization of the payment
                                            of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or &lrm;authorization of the giving
                                            of anything of value to any &ldquo;foreign official&rdquo; (as such term is defined &lrm;in
                                            the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign
                                            &lrm;political office, in contravention of the FCPA and the Company and, to the &lrm;knowledge
                                            of the Company, its affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with the &lrm;FCPA
                                            and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to &lrm;ensure, and which
                                            are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance &lrm;therewith.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(oo)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Cybersecurity</I>. (i)&nbsp;Except
                                            as disclosed in the Disclosure Package, there has been no material security breach or other
                                            &lrm;compromise of or relating to any of the Company&rsquo;s information technology and computer
                                            &lrm;systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of its customers, employees,
                                            &lrm;suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of it), equipment
                                            or &lrm;technology (collectively, &ldquo;<B>IT Systems and Data</B>&rdquo;) and the Company
                                            has not been notified of, &lrm;and has no knowledge of any event or condition that would
                                            reasonably be expected to result in, &lrm;any security breach or other compromise to its
                                            IT Systems and Data; (ii)&nbsp;the Company is &lrm;presently in compliance with all applicable
                                            laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules&nbsp;and &lrm;regulations of any court
                                            or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies &lrm;and contractual
                                            obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to &lrm;the protection
                                            of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or &lrm;modification,
                                            except as would not, in the case of this clause (ii), individually or in the aggregate, &lrm;have
                                            a Material Adverse Effect; (iii)&nbsp;the Company has implemented and maintained &lrm;commercially
                                            reasonable safeguards to maintain and protect their material confidential &lrm;information
                                            and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and Data;
                                            and (iv)&nbsp;the Company has implemented backup and disaster recovery technology &lrm;consistent
                                            with industry standards and practices.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(pp)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Listing of Common Stock.</I> The &lrm;outstanding
                                            shares of Common Stock of the Company are registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b)&nbsp;of
                                            the &lrm;Exchange Act; the Common Stock is listed and posted for trading on the NYSE &lrm;American,
                                            and the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, &lrm;terminating
                                            the registration of the Common Stock of the Company under the Exchange Act or &lrm;de-listing
                                            the Common Stock from the NYSE American, nor has the Company received &lrm;any notification
                                            that the Commission, the NYSE American is contemplating terminating &lrm;such registration
                                            or listing.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(qq)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>No Commissions or Finder&rsquo;s Fees</I>.
                                            None of the Company or any of the &lrm;Subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement
                                            or understanding with any person that would &lrm;give rise to a valid claim against any of
                                            them or the Agents for a brokerage commission, finder&rsquo;s &lrm;fee or like payment in
                                            connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(rr)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Lending Relationship with the Agents;
                                            Repayment of Debts</I>. Except as &lrm;disclosed in the Disclosure Package, neither the &lrm;Company
                                            nor any of the Subsidiaries (i)&nbsp;has any material lending or other relationship with
                                            any &lrm;bank or lending affiliate of the Agents or (ii)&nbsp;intends to use any of the proceeds
                                            from the sale of &lrm;the Shares hereunder to repay any outstanding debt owed to any affiliate
                                            of the Agents.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ss)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>No Stabilization</I>. Neither the
                                            Company nor, to the Company&rsquo;s knowledge, any &lrm;of its affiliates (within the meaning
                                            of Rule&nbsp;144 under the Act) has taken, directly or indirectly, &lrm;any action which
                                            constitutes or is designed to cause or result in, or which could reasonably be &lrm;expected
                                            to constitute, cause or result in, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any
                                            &lrm;security to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(tt)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Accurate Disclosure</I>. The statements
                                            set forth in the Disclosure Package under the heading &ldquo;Description of Capital Stock&rdquo;
                                            and the statements in the Registration Statement under Item 15 thereof, insofar as such statements
                                            summarize legal matters, &lrm;agreements, documents or proceedings discussed therein, are,
                                            in all material respects, accurate, &lrm;complete and fair summaries of such legal matters,
                                            agreements, documents or proceedings.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            Odyssey Trust Company (or &lrm;its affiliate) at its principal office in the city of Vancouver,
                                            BC is the duly appointed registrar and transfer agent of the Company with respect to the
                                            Common Stock.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(vv)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Filings</I>. The Company has not filed
                                            any report or other document with the Commission, the NYSE American, or any other self-regulatory
                                            authority which at the date hereof remains confidential.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ww)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Forward-Looking Statements</I>. No
                                            forward-looking statement (within the &lrm;meaning of Section&nbsp;27A of the Act and Section&nbsp;21E
                                            of the Exchange Act) included or &lrm;incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement,
                                            the Prospectus or any Permitted Free &lrm;Writing Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed
                                            without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed &lrm;other than in good faith.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(xx)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Effectiveness of Registration; No
                                            Stop Orders</I>. The Registration Statement has become effective. The Company has responded
                                            to all requests, if any, of the Commission for additional or supplemental information. The
                                            Commission&rsquo;s website indicates that no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
                                            Registration Statement is in effect. No proceedings for such purpose have been instituted
                                            or are pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, are contemplated or threatened by
                                            the Commission. (i)&nbsp;At the time of filing the Registration Statement, (ii)&nbsp;at the
                                            time of the most recent amendment thereto for purposes of complying with Section&nbsp;10(a)(3)&nbsp;of
                                            the Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed
                                            pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act or form of prospectus) and
                                            (iii)&nbsp;at the time the Company or any person acting on its behalf made any offer relating
                                            to the Shares, the Company met the requirements for use of Form&nbsp;S-3 under the Act. The
                                            Company has not received from the Commission any notice pursuant to Rule&nbsp;401(g)(1)&nbsp;of
                                            the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations objecting to use of Form&nbsp;S-3 and the Company has not
                                            otherwise ceased to be eligible to use Form&nbsp;S-3. The Company is a successor of JR Resources
                                            Corp. within the meaning of Rule&nbsp;12g-3(a)&nbsp;of the Act and meets the requirements
                                            for use of Form&nbsp;S-3&nbsp;under the Act pursuant to General Instruction I.A.6.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(yy)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Accuracy</I>. (i)&nbsp;At the respective
                                            times the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto became effective,
                                            (ii)&nbsp;at each deemed effective date with respect to an Agent pursuant to Rule&nbsp;430B(f)(2)&nbsp;under
                                            the Act, (iii)&nbsp;as of each Time of Sale, (iv)&nbsp;at each Settlement Date and (v)&nbsp;at
                                            all times during such period as the Prospectus is required by law to be delivered (whether
                                            physically, deemed to be delivered pursuant to Rule&nbsp;153 or through compliance with Rule&nbsp;172
                                            of the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations or any similar rule) in connection with sales of the Shares
                                            (the &ldquo;<B>Prospectus Delivery Period</B>&rdquo;), the Registration Statement complied
                                            and will comply in all material respects with the Act and the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations,
                                            and did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
                                            a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
                                            not misleading. As of each Time of Sale and each Settlement Date and at all times during
                                            the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, complied and
                                            will comply in all material respects with the Act and the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations, and,
                                            together with all of the then issued Permitted Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, did not
                                            and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
                                            fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
                                            under which they were made, not misleading. The Base Prospectus (including any amendment
                                            thereto) complied when so filed in all material respects with the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations,
                                            and the Prospectus delivered to the Agents for use in connection with the transactions contemplated
                                            by this Agreement is identical to the electronically transmitted copy thereof filed with
                                            the Commission on EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T. The foregoing
                                            representations and warranties in this Section&nbsp;2(yy) do not apply to any statements
                                            contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus
                                            in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by
                                            an Agent specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any
                                            Permitted Free Writing Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), which such information
                                            constitutes each Agent&rsquo;s name and the statement that such Agent will not engage in
                                            any transactions that stabilize the price of the Common Stock appearing in the last sentence
                                            of the third paragraph under the caption &ldquo;Plan of Distribution&rdquo; in the Prospectus
                                            Supplement. &ldquo;<B>Time of Sale</B>&rdquo; means the time of the applicable Agent&rsquo;s
                                            initial entry into contracts with investors for the sale of such Shares.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(zz)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Documents Incorporated by Reference</I>.
                                            The Incorporated Documents, at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission,
                                            conformed and will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Act or the
                                            Exchange Act, as applicable, and, when read together with the other information in the Registration
                                            Statement and the Prospectus, at the time the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto
                                            become effective, as of each Time of Sale and each Settlement Date and at all times during
                                            the Prospectus Delivery Period, will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or
                                            omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
                                            circumstances under which they were made, misleading.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(aaa)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Company Not Ineligible Issuer</I>.
                                            (i)&nbsp;At the time of filing the Registration Statement, (ii)&nbsp;at the earliest time
                                            that the Company or another offering participant made a <I>bona fide</I> offer (within the
                                            meaning of Rule&nbsp;164(h)(2)&nbsp;of the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations) of the Shares and
                                            (iii)&nbsp;at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an &ldquo;ineligible issuer&rdquo;
                                            (as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 of the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(bbb)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Free Writing Prospectuses</I>. Any
                                            free writing prospectus that the Company is required to file pursuant to Rule&nbsp;433(d)&nbsp;of
                                            the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations has been, or will be, filed with the Commission in accordance
                                            with the requirements of the Act and the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations. Each free writing prospectus
                                            that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;433(d)&nbsp;of
                                            the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations or that was prepared by or on behalf of or used or referred
                                            to by the Company complies or will comply in all material respects with the requirements
                                            of the Act and the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations. Each free writing prospectus, as of its issue
                                            date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the offer and sale of the Shares
                                            or until any earlier date that the Company notified or notifies the Agent, did not, does
                                            not and will not include any material information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict
                                            with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. Except for
                                            the Permitted Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, the Company has not prepared, used or referred
                                            to, and will not, prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Company and delivered to the Agents or to counsel &lrm;for the Agents shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company, as
the case may &lrm;be, to the Agents as to the matters covered thereby.&lrm;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>3.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>&lrm;Agreements of the Company. </B>The
                                            Company covenants and agrees with the Agents &lrm;as follows:&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&lrm;<I>Prospectus and Registration Statement
                                            Amendments</I>. After the date of this &lrm;Agreement and until the completion of the sales
                                            contemplated hereunder, (i)&nbsp;the Company will &lrm;notify the Agents promptly of the
                                            time when any subsequent amendment to the &lrm;Prospectus or the Registration Statement has
                                            been filed with the Commission and has become effective or where a receipt has been issued
                                            therefor, as &lrm;applicable, or any subsequent supplement has &lrm;been filed (each, an
                                            &ldquo;<B>Amendment Date</B>&rdquo;) and of any request by the Commission for any amendment
                                            or supplement to the Registration Statement or the &lrm;Prospectus or for additional information;
                                            (ii)&nbsp;the Company will file promptly all other material &lrm;required to be filed by
                                            it with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;433(d); (iii)&nbsp;the Company will submit to
                                            the Agents a copy of any amendment or &lrm;supplement to the Registration Statement or the
                                            Prospectus (other than a copy of any &lrm;documents incorporated by reference into the Registration
                                            Statement or the Prospectus) within a &lrm;reasonable period of time before the filing thereof
                                            and will afford the Agents and the Agents&rsquo; counsel a reasonable opportunity to comment
                                            on any such proposed filing prior to such proposed &lrm;filing; and (iv)&nbsp;the Company
                                            will furnish to the Agents at the time of filing thereof a copy of any &lrm;document that
                                            upon filing is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration &lrm;Statement
                                            or the Prospectus (provided that the Company shall not be required to deliver &lrm;documents
                                            or information incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement or the &lrm;Prospectus
                                            if such documents are accessible from EDGAR) and the Company will &lrm;cause each amendment
                                            or supplement to the Prospectus to be filed with the Commission &lrm;as required pursuant
                                            to the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations or, &lrm;in the case of any document to be incorporated
                                            therein by reference, to be filed with the &lrm;Commission as required pursuant to the Exchange
                                            Act, within the time period prescribed.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&lrm;<I>Notice of Stop Orders</I>. The
                                            Company will advise the Agents, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the issuance
                                            by the Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of the
                                            Prospectus or other prospectus in respect of the Shares, of any notice of objection of the
                                            &lrm;Commission to the use of the form of the Registration Statement or any post-effective
                                            &lrm;amendment thereto, of the suspension of the qualification of the Shares for offering
                                            or sale in the &lrm;United States, of the initiation or threatening of any &lrm;proceeding
                                            for any such purpose, or of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing
                                            of the Registration Statement or the &lrm;Prospectus or for additional information relating
                                            to the Shares. If there is an Agency &lrm;Transaction Notice that has been issued by the
                                            Company that has not been &lrm;suspended or terminated in accordance with the notice requirements
                                            set forth in Section&nbsp;1(a)(iv)&nbsp;or Section&nbsp;8(a), as applicable, the Company
                                            will use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the &lrm;issuance of any stop order
                                            or any order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus or &lrm;other prospectus
                                            in respect of the Shares, a notice of objection of the Commission to the form of &lrm;the
                                            Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, the suspension of any &lrm;qualification
                                            for offering or sale in the United States, &lrm;and, in the event of the issuance of any
                                            such stop order or any such order preventing or &lrm;suspending the use of any prospectus
                                            relating to the Shares or suspending any such qualification, &lrm;the Company will use its
                                            commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the lifting or withdrawal of &lrm;such order as
                                            soon as possible. If there is no such outstanding Agency Transaction Notice, in the event
                                            of the issuance of any &lrm;such stop order or any such order preventing or suspending the
                                            use of any prospectus relating to &lrm;the Shares or suspending any such qualification, the
                                            Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the lifting or withdrawal
                                            of such order as soon as &lrm;possible.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(c)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Delivery of Prospectus; Subsequent
                                            Changes</I>. Within the time during which a &lrm;prospectus relating to the Shares is required
                                            to be delivered by the Agents under the Act &lrm;&lrm;(including in circumstances where such
                                            requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule&nbsp;153, Rule&nbsp;&lrm;&lrm;172 or Rule&nbsp;173(a)&nbsp;under
                                            the Act), the Company will comply in all material respects with all &lrm;requirements imposed
                                            upon it by the Act, by the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations, as appropriate and as &lrm;from time
                                            to time in force, and will file or furnish on or before their respective due dates all &lrm;reports
                                            required to be filed or furnished by it with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), &lrm;&lrm;13(c),
                                            or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act, if applicable, or any other provision of or under the
                                            &lrm;Exchange Act. If during such period any event occurs as a result of which the &lrm;Prospectus
                                            as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of material &lrm;fact or
                                            omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
                                            &lrm;circumstances then existing, not misleading, or if during such period it is necessary
                                            to amend or &lrm;supplement the Registration Statement or the Prospectus to comply with the
                                            Act, the Company will immediately notify the Agents to suspend the &lrm;offering of Shares
                                            during such period and, if, in the Company&rsquo;s determination and at the &lrm;Company&rsquo;s
                                            sole discretion, it is necessary to file an amendment or supplement to the &lrm;Registration
                                            Statement or the Prospectus to comply with the Act the Company will promptly prepare and
                                            file with the Commission such amendment or supplement as may be necessary to correct such
                                            &lrm;statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement or the Prospectus comply
                                            with &lrm;such requirements, and the Company will furnish to the Agents such number of copies
                                            of such &lrm;amendment or supplement as the Agents may reasonably request.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(d)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Delivery of Registration Statement
                                            and Prospectus</I>. The Company will furnish &lrm;to the Agents and their counsel (at the
                                            expense of the Company) copies of the Registration &lrm;Statement, the Prospectus (including
                                            all documents incorporated by reference therein) and all &lrm;amendments and supplements
                                            to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus that are filed &lrm;with the Commission during
                                            the period in which a &lrm;prospectus relating to the Shares is required to be delivered
                                            under the Act (including all &lrm;documents filed with the Commission during such period
                                            that are deemed to be incorporated &lrm;by reference therein) in each case as soon as reasonably
                                            practicable and in such &lrm;quantities as the Agents may from time to time reasonably request
                                            provided, however, the &lrm;Company shall not be required to furnish any documents to the
                                            Agents that are available on&lrm; EDGAR.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(e)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Company Information</I>. The Company
                                            will furnish to the Agents such information &lrm;in its possession as is reasonably requested
                                            by the Agents as necessary or appropriate to fulfill its &lrm;obligations as agent pursuant
                                            to this Agreement and the Act.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(f)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Availability of Earnings Statements</I>.
                                            The Company shall make generally available &lrm;to holders of its securities and the Agents
                                            as soon as may be practicable but in no event later than the last day of the fifteenth full
                                            calendar month following the calendar quarter in &lrm;which the most recent effective date
                                            of the Registration Statement occurs in accordance with &lrm;Rule&nbsp;158 of the Rules&nbsp;and
                                            Regulations, an earnings statement (which need not be audited but &lrm;shall be in reasonable
                                            detail) covering the period of 12 months commencing after such effective &lrm;date, and satisfying
                                            the provisions of Section&nbsp;11(a)&nbsp;of the Act (including Rule&nbsp;158 of the Rules&nbsp;&lrm;and
                                            Regulations); <I>provided </I>that the Company shall be deemed to have furnished such statements
                                            to its security holders and the Agents to the extent they are filed on the Commission&rsquo;s
                                            EDGAR system.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(g)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Compliance with Blue Sky Laws</I>.
                                            The Company shall cooperate with the Agents &lrm;and their counsel therefor in connection
                                            with the registration or qualification (or the obtaining of &lrm;exemptions therefrom) of
                                            the Shares for the offering and sale under the securities or blue sky &lrm;laws of such jurisdictions
                                            in the United States as the Agents may request, and to continue such &lrm;registration or
                                            qualification in effect so long as necessary under such laws for the distribution of &lrm;the
                                            Shares; provided, however, that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to
                                            do &lrm;business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action
                                            which would &lrm;subject it to general service of process in any jurisdiction where it is
                                            not now so subject or where it would be subject to taxation as a foreign corporation.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(h)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Material Non-public Information</I>.
                                            The Company covenants that it will not issue &lrm;an Agency Transaction Notice to the Agents
                                            in &lrm;accordance with Section&nbsp;1 hereof if the Company is in possession of material
                                            non-public &lrm;information regarding the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
                                            or the Common Stock.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Reimbursement of Certain Expenses</I>.
                                            Whether or not any of the transactions &lrm;contemplated by this Agreement are consummated
                                            or this Agreement is terminated, the &lrm;Company shall pay, or reimburse if paid by the
                                            Agents all costs and expenses incident to the &lrm;performance of the obligations of the
                                            Company under this Agreement, including, without &lrm;limitation, costs and expenses of or
                                            relating to (i)&nbsp;the preparation, printing and filing of the &lrm;Registration Statement
                                            and exhibits to it, each preliminary prospectus, each Permitted Free &lrm;Writing Prospectus,
                                            the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement to the Registration &lrm;Statement or the
                                            Prospectus (including the filing fees payable to the Commission relating to &lrm;the Shares
                                            within the time required by Rule&nbsp;456 of the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations), (ii)&nbsp;the
                                            &lrm;preparation and delivery of certificates representing the Shares, (iii)&nbsp;the printing
                                            of this &lrm;Agreement, (iv)&nbsp;furnishing (including costs of shipping, mailing and courier)
                                            such copies of the &lrm;Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus
                                            and any Permitted Free &lrm;Writing Prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto,
                                            as may be requested for use in &lrm;connection with the offering and sale of the Shares by
                                            the Agents, (v)&nbsp;the listing of the Shares on &lrm;the NYSE American, (vi)&nbsp;any filings
                                            required to be made by the Agents with the &lrm;Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,&nbsp;Inc.
                                            (&ldquo;<B>FINRA</B>&rdquo;), the Commission and the fees, disbursements and other &lrm;charges
                                            of counsel for the Agents in connection therewith, (vii)&nbsp;the registration or qualification
                                            of &lrm;the Shares for offer and sale under the Act and the securities or blue sky laws of
                                            such &lrm;jurisdictions designated pursuant to Section&nbsp;3(g), including the fees, disbursements
                                            and other &lrm;charges of counsel to the Agents in connection therewith, and, if requested
                                            by the Agents, the &lrm;preparation and printing of preliminary, supplemental and final blue
                                            sky or legal investment &lrm;memoranda, (viii)&nbsp;counsel to the Company, (ix)&nbsp;The
                                            Depository Trust Company and any other &lrm;depositary, transfer agent or registrar for the
                                            Shares, (x)&nbsp;the accountants of the Company, (xi)&nbsp;&lrm;the marketing of the offering
                                            of the Shares by the Company, including, without limitation, all &lrm;costs and expenses
                                            of commercial airline tickets, hotels, meals and other travel expenses of &lrm;officers,&lrm;
                                            employees, agents and other representatives of the Company, (xii)&nbsp;the reasonable out-of-pocket
                                            &lrm;fees, disbursements and other charges of the Agents incurred on or prior to the date
                                            hereof in &lrm;connection with this Agreement, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus,
                                            including, &lrm;without limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel to the Agents,
                                            provided that (1)&nbsp;such fees, &lrm;disbursements and other charges of the Agents shall
                                            be paid upon receiving an invoice or invoices &lrm;therefore from the Agents and (2)&nbsp;such
                                            fees of Agents&rsquo; counsel shall not exceed &lrm;US$100,000, exclusive of taxes and disbursements,
                                            and (xiii)&nbsp;all fees, &lrm;costs and expenses for consultants used by the Company in
                                            connection with the offering of the Shares.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(j)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&lrm;<I>Use of Proceeds</I>. The Company
                                            shall apply the net proceeds from the &lrm;offering and sale of the Shares to be sold by
                                            the Company in the manner set forth in the &lrm;Prospectus under &ldquo;Use of Proceeds&rdquo;
                                            and, except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package, the &lrm;Company does not intend to use
                                            any of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares to repay any &lrm;outstanding debt owed to
                                            the Agents or any affiliate of the Agents.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(k)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Due Diligence Cooperation</I>. The
                                            Company shall reasonably cooperate &lrm;with any reasonable due diligence review requested
                                            by the Agents or their counsel may reasonably request from time to time &lrm;in connection
                                            with the transactions contemplated hereby, &lrm;including, without limitation, (i)&nbsp;prior
                                            to the open of trading on each intended purchase date, making available appropriate corporate
                                            officers of the &lrm;Company and, upon reasonable request, representatives of the accountants
                                            for the Company and &lrm;the authors of the technical reports for each of the Company&rsquo;s
                                            Material Properties and (ii)&nbsp;at each &lrm;Representation Date (as defined herein) or
                                            otherwise as the Agents may reasonably request, &lrm;providing information and making available
                                            documents and appropriate corporate officers of the Company &lrm;and representatives of the
                                            accountants for the Company during normal business hours for one or more due diligence sessions
                                            &lrm;with representatives of the Agents and its counsel.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(l)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Clear Market</I>. The Company shall
                                            not offer to sell, pledge, &lrm;hypothecate, contract or agree to sell, purchase any option
                                            to sell, grant any option for the &lrm;purchase of, lend, or otherwise dispose of, directly
                                            or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any &lrm;securities convertible into or exercisable
                                            or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or warrants or &lrm;other rights to acquire shares
                                            of Common Stock or any other securities of the Company that are &lrm;substantially similar
                                            to Common Stock or permit the registration under the Act of shares of Common Stock (each,
                                            a &ldquo;<B>Proposed Transaction</B>&rdquo;), in each case without giving the Agents at least
                                            three business days&rsquo; prior written &lrm;notice specifying the nature and date of such
                                            Proposed Transaction. Notwithstanding the &lrm;foregoing, the Company may, without giving
                                            any such prior notice, (i)&nbsp;register the offering and &lrm;sale of the Shares through
                                            the Agents pursuant to this Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;issue shares of Common Stock upon &lrm;the
                                            exercise of an option or warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding on the date
                                            &lrm;hereof and referred to in the Prospectus, (iii)&nbsp;issue shares of Common Stock, options
                                            or other equity &lrm;incentive awards pursuant to existing equity incentive plans of the
                                            Company, (iv)&nbsp;issue &lrm;shares of Common Stock pursuant to any non-employee director
                                            stock plan, dividend reinvestment plan &lrm;or stock purchase plan of the Company or (v)&nbsp;issue
                                            shares of Common Stock in connection with a transaction with an unaffiliated third party
                                            that includes a bona fide commercial relationship (including joint ventures) or any acquisition
                                            of assets of another entity, <I>provided </I>that the aggregate number of shares of Common
                                            Stock issued pursuant to this clause (v)&nbsp;shall not exceed ten percent (10.0%) of the
                                            total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to giving
                                            effect to such issuance. If notice of a Proposed Transaction is provided by the &lrm;Company
                                            pursuant to this Section&nbsp;3(l), the Agents may suspend activity of the transactions &lrm;contemplated
                                            by this Agreement for such period of time as may be requested by the Company or &lrm;as may
                                            be deemed appropriate by the Agents.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(m)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Affirmation of Representations, Warranties,
                                            Covenants and Other Agreements</I>. &lrm;Upon commencement of the offering of the Shares
                                            under this Agreement (and upon the &lrm;recommencement of the offering of the Shares under
                                            this Agreement following any suspension &lrm;of sales under this Section&nbsp;3, and at each
                                            Time of Sale, each Settlement Date and each &lrm;Amendment Date, the Company shall be deemed
                                            to have affirmed each representation and &lrm;warranty contained in this Agreement.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(n)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Exchange Act Reports</I>. The Company
                                            shall, subject to subsection (a)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;3, (i)&nbsp;timely file all reports
                                            and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Commission
                                            pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act subsequent to
                                            the date hereof and for the duration of the Prospectus Delivery Period and (ii)&nbsp;disclose
                                            in its quarterly reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q and in its annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K a summary
                                            detailing, for the relevant reporting period, the number of Shares sold through or to the
                                            Agents under this Agreement, the net proceeds received by the Company from such sales and
                                            the compensation paid by the Company to the Agents with respect to such sales. In lieu of
                                            compliance with the requirement set forth in clause (ii)&nbsp;of the immediately preceding
                                            sentence, the Company may prepare a prospectus supplement with such summary information and,
                                            at least once a quarter and subject to subsection (a)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;3, file such
                                            prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;under the Act (and within the time
                                            periods required by Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;and Rule&nbsp;430A, 430B or 430C under the Act).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(o)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Representation Dates; Certificate</I>.
                                            Upon execution of this Agreement and during the term of this Agreement, each time &lrm;the
                                            Company (i)&nbsp;files the Prospectus relating to the Shares or amends or supplements the
                                            &lrm;Registration Statement or the Prospectus relating to the Shares by means of a post-effective
                                            &lrm;amendment or supplement but not by means of incorporation of document(s)&nbsp;by reference
                                            to the &lrm;Registration Statement or the Prospectus relating to the Shares; (ii)&nbsp;files
                                            or amends an annual &lrm;report on Form&nbsp;10-K under the Exchange Act; (iii)&nbsp;files
                                            a quarterly report on Form&nbsp;10-Q under the Exchange Act; (iv)&nbsp;files a current report
                                            on Form&nbsp;8-K containing amended financial information (other than an earnings release,
                                            to &ldquo;furnish&rdquo; information pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form&nbsp;8-K) under
                                            the Exchange Act; or (v)&nbsp;at any other time reasonably requested by &lrm;the Agents (each
                                            date of filing of one or more of the documents referred to in clauses (i)&nbsp;through &lrm;&lrm;(iv)&nbsp;and
                                            any time of request pursuant to (v)&nbsp;above shall be a &ldquo;<B>Representation Date</B>&rdquo;),
                                            the &lrm;Company shall furnish the Agents with a certificate in the form included in Section&nbsp;4(d).&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(p)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Company Counsel Legal Opinions</I>.
                                            Upon execution of this Agreement and on &lrm;each Representation Date, the Company shall
                                            cause to be furnished to the Agents, dated as of &lrm;such date and addressed to the Agents,
                                            in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents, acting &lrm;reasonably, (i)&nbsp;the written
                                            opinion and a negative assurance letter of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP, modified
                                            as &lrm;necessary to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended or
                                            &lrm;supplemented at the date of delivery of such opinion (with such opinions and negative
                                            assurance letters delivered on a Representation Date being of the same tenor as the opinions
                                            and negative &lrm;assurance letter delivered upon execution of this Agreement), or, in lieu
                                            of such opinions, counsel &lrm;last furnishing such opinion to the Agents may furnish the
                                            Agents with a letter to the effect that &lrm;the Agents may rely on such last opinion to
                                            the same extent as though it was dated the date of &lrm;such letter authorizing reliance
                                            (except that statements in such last opinion shall be deemed to &lrm;relate to the Registration
                                            Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the &lrm;time of delivery of
                                            such letter authorizing reliance) and (ii)&nbsp;the written opinion of Erwin Thompson Faillers
                                            LLP with respect to matters of Nevada law. The requirement to furnish the documents set &lrm;out
                                            in this Section&nbsp;3(p)&nbsp;shall be waived for any Representation Date occurring at a
                                            time at which &lrm;no Agency Transaction Notice is pending, which waiver shall continue until
                                            &lrm;the earlier to occur of the date the Company delivers an Agency Transaction Notice hereunder
                                            (which for such calendar quarter shall be considered a &lrm;Representation Date), and the
                                            next occurring Representation Date; provided, however, that such &lrm;waiver shall not apply
                                            for any Representation Date on which the Company files its annual report &lrm;on Form&nbsp;10-K.
                                            Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company subsequently decides to sell &lrm;Shares following
                                            a Representation Date when the Company relied on such waiver, then before &lrm;the Company
                                            delivers the Agency Transaction Notice, as applicable, or &lrm;the Agents sell any Shares,
                                            the Company shall cause to be furnished to the Agents each of the documents set &lrm;out
                                            in this Section&nbsp;3(p).&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(q)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&lrm;<I>Comfort Letters</I>. Upon execution
                                            of this Agreement and on each &lrm;Representation Date, the Company shall cause its auditors
                                            &lrm;to furnish the Agents a letter (the &ldquo;<B>Comfort Letter</B>&rdquo;) dated the date
                                            the Comfort Letter is &lrm;delivered, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents, acting
                                            reasonably, addressed to &lrm;the Agents, relating to the verification of certain of the
                                            financial information and statistical and &lrm;accounting data relating to the Company and
                                            the Subsidiaries contained in the Registration &lrm;Statement and the Prospectus or incorporated
                                            by reference therein, which comfort letter shall &lrm;be based on a review having a cut-off
                                            date not more than two business days prior to the date of &lrm;such letter (the first such
                                            letter, the &ldquo;<B>Initial Comfort Letter</B>&rdquo;) and (ii)&nbsp;updating &lrm;the
                                            Initial Comfort Letter with any information which would have been included in the Initial
                                            &lrm;Comfort Letter had it been given on such date and modified as necessary to relate to
                                            the &lrm;Registration Statement and the Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the date
                                            of such &lrm;letter. The requirement to furnish the documents set out in this Section&nbsp;3(q)&nbsp;shall
                                            be waived for &lrm;any Representation Date occurring at a time at which no Agency Transaction
                                            Notice is pending, which waiver shall continue until the earlier to occur of the date the
                                            &lrm;Company delivers an Agency Transaction Notice hereunder &lrm;&lrm;(which for such calendar
                                            quarter shall be considered a Representation Date), and the next &lrm;occurring Representation
                                            Date; provided, however, that such waiver shall not apply for any &lrm;Representation Date
                                            on which the Company files its annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K. &lrm;Notwithstanding the
                                            foregoing, if the Company subsequently decides to sell Shares following a &lrm;Representation
                                            Date when the Company relied on such waiver, then before the Company delivers the Agency
                                            Transaction Notice, or the Agents sell &lrm;any Shares, the Company shall cause to be furnished
                                            to the Agents each of the documents set out in this&lrm; Section&nbsp;3(q).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(r)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Title Opinions</I>. Upon execution
                                            of this Agreement and on (i)&nbsp;each Amendment &lrm;Date, (ii)&nbsp;each time the Company
                                            files or amends an annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K, (iii)&nbsp;any material change to the
                                            ownership &lrm;or title of the Company to the Company&rsquo;s (or the Subsidiaries&rsquo;,
                                            as applicable) title and mineral &lrm;rights for each of the Material Properties listed on
                                            Schedule 4 hereto or (iv)&nbsp;the determination by &lrm;the Company that any other property
                                            is material to the Company, the Company shall cause to be furnished to the Agents written
                                            opinions, addressed and in form and &lrm;substance satisfactory to the Agents and the Agents&rsquo;
                                            counsel, from legal counsel to the Company &lrm;located in the jurisdiction in which the
                                            subject Material Property (or such other material property) is &lrm;situated with respect
                                            to the Company&rsquo;s (or its Subsidiaries&rsquo;, as applicable) title and mineral &lrm;rights
                                            comprising each of the Material Properties listed on Schedule 4 (or such other material property)
                                            (the &ldquo;<B>Title &lrm;Opinions</B>&rdquo;).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(s)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Corporate Opinions for Material Subsidiaries.
                                            </I>Upon execution of this Agreement and on (i)&nbsp;each Amendment Date and (ii)&nbsp;each
                                            time the Company files or amends an annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K, the Company shall cause
                                            to be furnished to the Agents, dated the date the opinions are so furnished and addressed
                                            to the Agents, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents, a favourable written legal
                                            opinion from legal counsel to the Company located in the jurisdictions in which each of the
                                            Material Subsidiaries is incorporated and conducting business as to the following matters:
                                            (i)&nbsp;each Material Subsidiary is duly incorporated or formed under all applicable laws
                                            of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation; (ii)&nbsp;each Material Subsidiary
                                            is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation
                                            or formation; (iii)&nbsp;each Material Subsidiary has all requisite corporate power and authority
                                            and is registered or otherwise qualified to conduct the business now and as proposed to be
                                            conducted, and to own, lease and operate their respective properties and assets, including
                                            the applicable Material Property; and (iv)&nbsp;as to the authorized share capital and the
                                            issued and outstanding share capital of each Material Subsidiary (the &ldquo;<B>Corporate
                                            Opinions</B>&rdquo;)<I>.</I>&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(t)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Market Activities</I>. The Company
                                            will not, directly or indirectly take any action &lrm;designed to or that would constitute
                                            or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, &lrm;under or the Exchange Act
                                            or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation &lrm;of the price of any security of the Company
                                            to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(u)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Investment Company Act</I>. The Company
                                            will not invest, or otherwise use the proceeds received by the Company from its sale of the
                                            Shares in such a manner as would require the Company to register as an investment company
                                            under the Investment Company Act.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(v)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Offer to Refuse to Purchase</I>. If
                                            to the knowledge of the Company any condition &lrm;set forth in Section&nbsp;4(a)&nbsp;of
                                            this Agreement shall not have been satisfied on the applicable &lrm;Settlement Date, the
                                            Company shall offer to any person who has agreed to purchase Shares &lrm;from the Company
                                            as the result of an offer to purchase solicited by the Agents the right to refuse &lrm;to
                                            purchase and pay for such Shares.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(w)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Consent to the Agents&rsquo; Trading</I>.
                                            The Company consents to the extent permitted &lrm;under the Act, the Exchange Act, the rules&nbsp;of
                                            the NYSE American, and under this Agreement, to the Agents trading in the Shares of the &lrm;Company:
                                            (i)&nbsp;for the account of its clients at the same time as sales of Shares occur pursuant
                                            to &lrm;this Agreement; and (ii)&nbsp;for the Agents&rsquo; own accounts, provided that in
                                            the case of clause (ii)&nbsp;no such purchase or sale &lrm;shall take place by the Agents
                                            while the Agents have received an Agency Transaction Notice that remains in effect, unless
                                            the Company has expressly authorized or consented in writing to any &lrm;such trades by the
                                            Agents.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(x)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Actively-Traded Security</I>. The Company
                                            shall notify the Agents promptly by an &lrm;email addressed to the Authorized Agent Representatives
                                            if the Shares cease to qualify as an &ldquo;actively-traded security&rdquo; exempted from
                                            the &lrm;requirements of Rule&nbsp;101 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act by subsection&nbsp;(c)(1)&nbsp;of
                                            such &lrm;rule&nbsp;and the sales shall be suspended until the Agents, in their sole judgment,
                                            determines that sales &lrm;of Shares hereunder are not subject to or can be made in compliance
                                            with Rule&nbsp;101 of &lrm;Regulation M.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(y)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Permitted Free Writing Prospectuses</I>.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company represents and agrees that it
                                            has not made and, unless it &lrm;obtains the prior written consent of the Agents, shall not
                                            make, any offer relating to the Shares &lrm;that would constitute a &ldquo;free writing prospectus&rdquo;
                                            as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 of the Rules&nbsp;and &lrm;Regulations, which is required to
                                            be retained by the Company under Rule&nbsp;433 of the Rules&nbsp;and &lrm;Regulations; provided
                                            that the prior written consent of the Agents hereto shall be deemed to have &lrm;been given
                                            in respect of each of the free writing prospectuses set forth in Schedule&nbsp;3 hereto.
                                            Any &lrm;such free writing prospectus consented to by the Agents is herein referred to as
                                            a &ldquo;<B>Permitted Free &lrm;Writing Prospectus</B>&rdquo;. The Company represents and
                                            agrees that (i)&nbsp;it has treated and shall treat, as &lrm;the case may be, each Permitted
                                            Free Writing Prospectus as a &ldquo;free writing prospectus&rdquo; as defined &lrm;in Rule&nbsp;405
                                            of the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations and (ii)&nbsp;it has complied and shall comply, as the
                                            case &lrm;may be, with the requirements of Rules&nbsp;164 and 433 of the Act applicable to
                                            any Permitted Free &lrm;Writing Prospectus, including, without limitation, in respect of
                                            timely filing with the &lrm;Commission, legending and record keeping. The Company agrees
                                            not to take any action that &lrm;would result in the Agents or the Company being required
                                            to file pursuant to Rule&nbsp;433(d)&nbsp;under &lrm;the Act a free writing prospectus prepared
                                            by or on behalf of the Agents that the Agents otherwise &lrm;would not have been required
                                            to file thereunder.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company agrees that no Permitted Free
                                            Writing Prospectus, if any, &lrm;will include any information that conflicts with the information
                                            contained in the Registration &lrm;Statement, including any document incorporated by reference
                                            therein that has not been &lrm;superseded or modified, or the Prospectus. In addition, no
                                            Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, &lrm;if any, together with the Prospectus, will include
                                            an untrue statement of a material fact or omit &lrm;to state a material fact necessary to
                                            make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances &lrm;under which they were made,
                                            not misleading; provided however, the foregoing shall not apply to &lrm;any statements or
                                            omissions in any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus made in reliance on &lrm;information furnished
                                            in writing to the Company by the Agents expressly stating that such &lrm;information is intended
                                            for use therein.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(iii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company agrees that if at any time
                                            following issuance of an &lrm;Permitted Free Writing Prospectus any event occurred or occurs
                                            as a result of which such &lrm;Permitted Free Writing Prospectus would conflict with the
                                            information in the Registration &lrm;Statement, including any document incorporated by reference
                                            therein that has not been &lrm;superseded or modified, or the Prospectus or would include
                                            an untrue statement of a material &lrm;fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
                                            make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
                                            misleading, the Company will give prompt &lrm;notice thereof to the Agents and, if requested
                                            by the Agents, will prepare and furnish without &lrm;charge to the Agents a Permitted Free
                                            Writing Prospectus or other document which will correct &lrm;such conflict, statement or
                                            omission; provided, however, the foregoing shall not apply to any &lrm;statements or omissions
                                            in any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus made in reliance on &lrm;information furnished in
                                            writing to the Company by the Agents expressly stating that such &lrm;information is intended
                                            for use therein.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>4.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>&lrm;Conditions of the Obligations
                                            of the Agents.</B> The obligations of the Agents &lrm;hereunder are subject to (i)&nbsp;the
                                            accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company &lrm;on the date hereof, on
                                            each Representation Date and as of each Time of Sale and each &lrm;Settlement Date, (ii)&nbsp;the
                                            performance of the Company of its obligations hereunder and (iii)&nbsp;the &lrm;following
                                            additional conditions:&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Prospectus Supplement</I>. The Prospectus
                                            Supplement shall &lrm;have been filed with the Commission and in accordance with this Agreement,
                                            all requests for additional information on the part of the &lrm;Commission shall have been
                                            complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of &lrm;the Agents and the Agents&rsquo; counsel.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>No Material Changes</I>. Since the
                                            date of the most recent financial &lrm;statements of the Company included or incorporated
                                            by reference in the Registration Statement &lrm;and the Prospectus, except as described in
                                            the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there shall not have been a Material Adverse
                                            Change&lrm;.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(c)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>No Material Notices</I>. None of the
                                            following events shall have occurred and be &lrm;continuing: (i)&nbsp;receipt by the Company
                                            of any request for additional information from the &lrm;Commission or any other federal or
                                            state or foreign or &lrm;other governmental, administrative or self-regulatory authority
                                            during the period of effectiveness &lrm;of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus,
                                            the response to which would require any &lrm;amendments or supplements to the Registration
                                            Statement or the Prospectus; (ii)&nbsp;the issuance &lrm;by the Commission or any other federal
                                            or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the &lrm;Registration
                                            Statement or the Prospectus or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; &lrm;&lrm;(iii)&nbsp;receipt
                                            by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or
                                            exemption from qualification of any of the Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or &lrm;the
                                            initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; (iv)&nbsp;the occurrence of
                                            any event that makes any statement made in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or
                                            any &lrm;document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in
                                            any material &lrm;respect or that requires the making of any changes in the Registration
                                            Statement, the Prospectus &lrm;or documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement,
                                            it will not contain any untrue &lrm;statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
                                            fact required to be stated therein or &lrm;necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
                                            and in the case of the Prospectus, it &lrm;will not contain any untrue statement of a material
                                            fact or omit to state any material fact required &lrm;to be stated therein or necessary to
                                            make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances &lrm;under which they were
                                            made, not misleading; and (v)&nbsp;the Company&rsquo;s reasonable determination &lrm;that
                                            a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or Prospectus would be &lrm;appropriate.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(d)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Officers&rsquo; Certificates</I>. The
                                            Agents shall have received, upon execution of &lrm;this Agreement and on each Representation
                                            Date, one or more certificates, dated such &lrm;date and signed by an executive officer of
                                            the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to &lrm;the Agents, to the effect that:&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">each signatory of such certificate has carefully
                                            examined the Registration &lrm;Statement, the Prospectus (including any documents filed under
                                            the Exchange Act and deemed to be incorporated by reference into the Prospectus) and &lrm;each
                                            Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, if any;&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">as of such date and as of each Time of
                                            Sale subsequent to the immediately &lrm;preceding Representation Date, if any, neither the
                                            Registration Statement, the Prospectus nor &lrm;any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus contained
                                            any untrue statement of a material fact or &lrm;omitted to state any material fact necessary
                                            to make the statements therein, in the light of the &lrm;circumstances under which they were
                                            made, not misleading;&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(iii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">each of the representations and warranties
                                            of the Company &lrm;contained in this Agreement are, as of such date and each Time of Sale
                                            subsequent to the &lrm;immediately preceding Representation Date, if any, true and correct
                                            in all material respects, other than those that are qualified by materiality, which shall
                                            be true and correct in all respects; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(iv)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">each of the covenants and agreements required
                                            herein to be performed by &lrm;the Company on or prior to such date has been duly, timely
                                            and fully performed and each &lrm;condition herein required to be complied with by the Company
                                            on or prior to such date has been &lrm;duly, timely and fully complied with.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(e)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Legal Opinions</I>. The Agents shall
                                            have received the opinions of counsel and negative assurance letter to &lrm;be delivered
                                            pursuant to Section&nbsp;3(p)&nbsp;on or before the date on which such delivery of such &lrm;opinions
                                            or negative assurance letters are required pursuant to Section&nbsp;3(p). In addition, on
                                            such dates that the opinions &lrm;required by Section&nbsp;3(p)&nbsp;are delivered, the Agents
                                            shall have also received the opinion and &lrm;negative assurance letter of DLA Piper LLP
                                            (US), counsel to &lrm;the Agents, with respect to such matters as the Agents may reasonably
                                            require&lrm;, it being understood that counsel for the Agents may rely on the &lrm;opinions
                                            of counsel for the Company and that counsel for the Agents and counsel for the &lrm;Company
                                            may rely upon the opinions of local counsel as to all matters not governed by the laws of
                                            the respective jurisdictions in which they are qualified to practice, and may rely, to the
                                            extent &lrm;appropriate in the circumstances, as to matters of fact on certificates of the
                                            Company, auditors &lrm;and public officials, and that the opinions of counsel may be subject
                                            to usual qualifications as to &lrm;equitable remedies, creditors&rsquo; rights laws and public
                                            policy considerations.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            have received the Comfort Letters required to be &lrm;delivered pursuant to Section&nbsp;3(q)&nbsp;on
                                            or before the date on which such delivery of such letter is &lrm;required pursuant to Section&nbsp;3(q).&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(g)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Due Diligence</I>. The Company shall
                                            have complied with all of its due &lrm;diligence obligations required pursuant to Section&nbsp;3(k).&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(h)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Compliance with Blue Sky Laws</I>.
                                            The Shares shall be qualified for sale in such &lrm;states and jurisdictions in the United
                                            States as the Agents may reasonably request, and each such &lrm;qualification shall be in
                                            effect and not subject to any stop order or other proceeding on the &lrm;relevant Representation
                                            Date.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&lrm;<I>Stock Exchange Listing</I>. The
                                            Shares shall have either been (i)&nbsp;approved for &lrm;listing, subject only to notice
                                            of issuance, on the NYSE American, or (ii)&nbsp;the &lrm;Company shall have filed an application
                                            for listing of the Shares on the NYSE American at or prior to the issuance of the applicable
                                            Agency Transaction Notice and the Shares shall have been duly authorized for listing on the
                                            &lrm;NYSE American, subject only to notice of issuance at or prior to the applicable &lrm;Settlement
                                            Date.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            filings with the Commission required under the Act to have been filed prior to the issuance
                                            of any Agency Transaction Notice hereunder &lrm;shall have been made within the applicable
                                            time period prescribed for such filing by the Act.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(k)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>FINRA</I>. If a filing with FINRA is
                                            required, FINRA shall not have &lrm;objected to the fairness or reasonableness of the terms
                                            or arrangements under this Agreement.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(l)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Regulation M</I>. The Shares shall
                                            be an &ldquo;actively-traded security&rdquo; &lrm;excepted from the requirements of Rule&nbsp;101
                                            of Regulation M under the Exchange Act by &lrm;subsection (c)(1)&nbsp;of such rule, or the
                                            Agents, in their sole judgment, shall have determined that sales &lrm;of Shares hereunder
                                            are not subject to or comply with the requirements of Rule&nbsp;101 of &lrm;Regulation M.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(m)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Additional Certificates</I>. The Company
                                            shall have furnished to the Agents such customary &lrm;certificate or certificates, in addition
                                            to those specifically mentioned herein, as the Agents may reasonably request&lrm;.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Indemnification of the Agents</I>.
                                            The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless &lrm;each of the Agents, the directors, officers,
                                            employees, counsel and agents of each the Agents and each person, if &lrm;any, who controls
                                            any Agents within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the &lrm;Exchange
                                            Act from and against any and all losses, claims, liabilities, expenses and damages &lrm;&lrm;(including,
                                            without limitation, any and all investigative, legal and other expenses reasonably &lrm;incurred
                                            in connection with, and any amount paid in settlement of, any action, suit or proceeding
                                            &lrm;between any of the indemnified parties and any indemnifying parties or between any indemnified
                                            &lrm;party and any third party, or otherwise, or any claim asserted), to which they, or any
                                            of them, &lrm;may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state
                                            statutory law or &lrm;regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims,
                                            liabilities, expenses or &lrm;damages arise out of or are based on (i)&nbsp;any untrue statement
                                            or alleged untrue statement of a &lrm;material fact contained in the Registration Statement
                                            (or any amendment thereto), including all &lrm;documents incorporated therein by reference,
                                            or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a &lrm;material fact required to be stated
                                            therein or necessary to make the statements therein not &lrm;misleading or (ii)&nbsp;any
                                            untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in &lrm;any Permitted
                                            Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement &lrm;thereto) or
                                            the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to &lrm;make
                                            the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
                                            &lrm;misleading or (iii)&nbsp;any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
                                            fact contained in &lrm;any materials or information provided to investors by, or with the
                                            approval of, the Company in &lrm;connection with the marketing of the offering of the Shares,
                                            including any roadshow or investor &lrm;presentations made to investors by the Company (whether
                                            in person or electronically) or the &lrm;omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material
                                            fact necessary in order to make the &lrm;statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
                                            under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company shall not
                                            be liable to the extent that such loss, &lrm;claim, liability, expense or damage arises from
                                            the sale of the Shares in the public offering to any &lrm;person by the Agents and is based
                                            on an untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement &lrm;or omission made in reliance
                                            on and in conformity with information relating to the Agents &lrm;furnished in writing to
                                            the Company by the Agents expressly for inclusion in the Registration &lrm;Statement, the
                                            Prospectus or any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus. This indemnity agreement &lrm;will be
                                            in addition to any liability that the Company might otherwise have.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Indemnification of the Company</I>.
                                            Each Agent shall indemnify and hold harmless &lrm;the Company, its agents, each person, if
                                            any, who controls the Company within the meaning &lrm;of Section&nbsp;15 of the Act or Section&nbsp;20
                                            of the Exchange Act, each director of the Company &lrm;and each officer of the Company who
                                            signs the Registration Statement to the same extent as &lrm;the foregoing indemnity in Section&nbsp;5(a)&nbsp;from
                                            the Company to the Agents, but only insofar as losses,&lrm; claims, liabilities, expenses
                                            or damages arise out of or are based on any untrue statement or &lrm;omission or alleged
                                            untrue statement or omission made in reliance on and in conformity with &lrm;information
                                            relating to an Agent furnished in writing to the Company by an Agent expressly for &lrm;inclusion
                                            in the Registration Statement, any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus or the &lrm;Prospectus.
                                            This indemnity will be in addition to any liability that the Agents might otherwise &lrm;have.
                                            The Company acknowledges that the name of the Agents set forth on the cover and the statement
                                            that the Agents will not engage in any transactions that stabilize the price of the Common
                                            Stock appearing in the last sentence of the third paragraph under the caption &ldquo;Plan
                                            of Distribution&rdquo; in the Prospectus Supplement constitute &lrm;the only information
                                            furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Agents for inclusion in the &lrm;Registration
                                            Statement, any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(c)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&lrm;<I>Indemnification Procedures</I>.
                                            Any party that proposes to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section&nbsp;5 shall,
                                            promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of &lrm;any action against such party in
                                            respect of which a claim is to be made against an indemnifying &lrm;party or parties under
                                            this Section&nbsp;5, notify each such indemnifying party of the commencement &lrm;of such
                                            action, enclosing a copy of all papers served, but the omission so to notify such &lrm;indemnifying
                                            party shall not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability that it may have to &lrm;any
                                            indemnified party under the foregoing provisions of this Section&nbsp;5 unless, and only
                                            to the &lrm;extent that, such omission results in the forfeiture of substantive rights or
                                            defenses by the &lrm;indemnifying party. If any such action is brought against any indemnified
                                            party and it notifies the &lrm;indemnifying party of its commencement, the indemnifying party
                                            will be entitled to participate in &lrm;and, to the extent that it elects by delivering written
                                            notice to the indemnified party promptly &lrm;after receiving notice of the commencement
                                            of the action from the indemnified party, jointly with &lrm;any other indemnifying party
                                            similarly notified, to assume the defense of the action, with counsel &lrm;satisfactory to
                                            the indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying party to the &lrm;indemnified
                                            party of its election to assume the defense, the indemnifying party will not be liable &lrm;to
                                            the indemnified party for any legal or other expenses except as provided below and except
                                            for &lrm;the reasonable costs of investigation subsequently incurred by the indemnified party
                                            in &lrm;connection with the defense. The indemnified party will have the right to employ
                                            its own counsel &lrm;in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such
                                            counsel will be at the expense &lrm;of such indemnified party unless (i)&nbsp;the employment
                                            of counsel by the indemnified party has been &lrm;authorized in writing by the indemnifying
                                            party, (ii)&nbsp;the indemnified party has reasonably &lrm;concluded (based on advice of
                                            counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it or other &lrm;indemnified parties
                                            that are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying &lrm;party,
                                            (iii)&nbsp;a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the indemnified
                                            &lrm;party) between the indemnified party and the indemnifying party (in which case the &lrm;indemnifying
                                            party shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the &lrm;indemnified
                                            party) or (iv)&nbsp;the indemnifying party has not in fact employed counsel to assume the
                                            &lrm;defense of such action within a reasonable time after receiving notice of the commencement
                                            of &lrm;the action, in each of which cases the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges
                                            of counsel &lrm;shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party or parties. It is understood
                                            that the &lrm;indemnifying party or parties shall not, in connection with any proceeding
                                            or related proceedings &lrm;in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees,
                                            disbursements and other charges of &lrm;more than one separate firm admitted to practice
                                            in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such &lrm;indemnified party or parties. All
                                            such fees, disbursements and other charges shall be reimbursed &lrm;by the indemnifying party
                                            promptly as they are incurred. An indemnifying party shall not be &lrm;liable for any settlement
                                            of any action or claim effected without its written consent (which &lrm;consent will not
                                            be unreasonably withheld or delayed). No indemnifying party shall, without the &lrm;prior
                                            written consent of each indemnified party, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of
                                            any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action or proceeding relating to the matters
                                            &lrm;contemplated by this Section&nbsp;5 (whether or not any indemnified party is a party
                                            thereto), unless &lrm;such settlement, compromise or consent (x)&nbsp;includes an unconditional
                                            release of each &lrm;indemnified party from all liability arising or that may arise out of
                                            such claim, action or &lrm;proceeding and (y)&nbsp;does not include a statement as to or
                                            an admission of fault, culpability or a &lrm;failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified
                                            party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any &lrm;time an indemnified party shall have
                                            requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the &lrm;indemnified party for fees and expenses
                                            of counsel as contemplated by this Section&nbsp;5(c), the &lrm;indemnifying party agrees
                                            that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected &lrm;without its written
                                            consent if (A)&nbsp;such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt &lrm;by
                                            such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (B)&nbsp;such indemnifying party shall
                                            have &lrm;received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such
                                            settlement being &lrm;entered into and (C)&nbsp;such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed
                                            such indemnified party &lrm;in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(d)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Contribution</I>. In order to provide
                                            for just and equitable contribution in &lrm;circumstances in which the indemnification provided
                                            for in the foregoing paragraphs of this &lrm;Section&nbsp;5 is applicable in accordance with
                                            its terms but for any reason is held to be unavailable to an indemnified party under subsections
                                            (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;5, the Company and the Agents shall contribute
                                            to the total losses, &lrm;claims, liabilities, expenses and damages (including, without limitation,
                                            any investigative, legal &lrm;and other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with,
                                            and any amount paid in settlement of, &lrm;any action, suit or proceeding or any claim asserted,
                                            but after deducting any contribution received &lrm;by the Company from persons other than
                                            the Agents, such as persons who control the Company &lrm;within the meaning of the Act, officers
                                            of the Company who signed the Registration Statement &lrm;and directors of the Company, who
                                            also may be liable for contribution) to which the Company &lrm;and the Agents may be subject
                                            in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative &lrm;benefits received
                                            by the Company on the one hand and the Agents on the other hand. The relative &lrm;benefits
                                            received by the Company on the one hand and the Agents on the other hand shall be &lrm;deemed
                                            to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before &lrm;deducting
                                            expenses) received by the Company bear to the sum of (i)&nbsp;the total compensation to &lrm;the
                                            Agents pursuant to Section&nbsp;1(a)(vii)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;the underwriting discounts and
                                            commissions received by the Agents as set forth on the cover page&nbsp;of the Prospectus.
                                            If, but only if, the allocation provided by the &lrm;foregoing sentence is not permitted
                                            by applicable law, the allocation of contribution shall be made &lrm;in such proportion as
                                            is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in the &lrm;foregoing
                                            sentence but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Agents, on
                                            &lrm;the other hand, with respect to the statements or omissions which resulted in such loss,
                                            claim, &lrm;liability, expense or damage, or action in respect thereof, as well as any other
                                            relevant equitable &lrm;considerations with respect to such offering. Such relative fault
                                            shall be determined by reference &lrm;to whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of
                                            a material fact or omission or alleged &lrm;omission to state a material fact relates to
                                            information supplied by the Company or the Agents, the &lrm;intent of the parties and their
                                            relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to &lrm;correct or prevent such
                                            statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified &lrm;party as a result
                                            of the loss, claim, liability, expense or damage, or action in respect thereof, &lrm;referred
                                            to above in this Section&nbsp;5(d)&nbsp;shall be deemed to include, for purpose of this Section&nbsp;5(d),
                                            &lrm;any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection
                                            with investigating or defending any such action or claim. &lrm;Notwithstanding the provisions
                                            of this Section&nbsp;5(d), each Agent shall not be required to contribute &lrm;any amount
                                            in excess of the sum of (i)&nbsp;the total compensation such Agent individually received
                                            pursuant to Section&nbsp;1(a)(vii)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;the Agent&rsquo;s individual portion
                                            of the underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Agents as set forth in the
                                            table on the cover of the Prospectus, and no person found guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
                                            (within the &lrm;meaning of Section&nbsp;11(f)&nbsp;of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution
                                            from any person who was &lrm;not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes
                                            of this Section&nbsp;5(d), any person &lrm;who controls a party to this Agreement within
                                            the meaning of the Act will have the same rights to &lrm;contribution as that party, and
                                            each officer of the Company who signed the Registration &lrm;Statement will have the same
                                            rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the &lrm;provisions hereof.
                                            Any party entitled to contribution, promptly after receipt of notice of &lrm;commencement
                                            of any action against such party in respect of which a claim for contribution may &lrm;be
                                            made under this Section&nbsp;5(d), will notify any such party from whom contribution may
                                            be &lrm;sought, but the omission so to notify will not relieve the party from whom contribution
                                            may be &lrm;sought from any other obligation it may have under this Section&nbsp;5(d). No
                                            party will be liable for &lrm;contribution with respect to any action or claim settled without
                                            its written consent (which consent &lrm;will not be unreasonably withheld).&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(e)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Beneficiaries</I>. The obligations
                                            of the Company under this Section&nbsp;5 shall be in &lrm;addition to any liability which
                                            the Company may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same &lrm;terms and conditions,
                                            to any affiliate of an Agent and each person, if any, who controls an Agent or any such affiliate
                                            within the meaning of the Act; and the obligations of the Agents &lrm;under this Section&nbsp;5
                                            shall be in addition to any liability which it may otherwise have and shall &lrm;extend,
                                            upon the same terms and conditions, to each officer and director of the Company and to &lrm;each
                                            person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Act.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>6.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>&lrm;Termination. &lrm;</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company may terminate this Agreement
                                            in its sole discretion at any &lrm;time upon giving prior written notice to the Agents. Any
                                            such termination shall be without &lrm;liability of any party to the other party, except
                                            that (i)&nbsp;with respect to any pending sale, the &lrm;obligations of the Company, including,
                                            without limitation, in respect of compensation of &lrm;the Agents, shall remain in full force
                                            and effect notwithstanding such termination; and (ii)&nbsp;the &lrm;provisions of Sections&nbsp;2
                                            (<I>Representations and Warranties of the Company</I>), 3 (<I>Agreements of the Company</I>),
                                            5 (<I>Indemnification</I>), 8(b)&nbsp;(<I>Survival of Representations and Warranties</I>),
                                            8(d)&nbsp;(<I>Governing Law</I>) and 8(h)&nbsp;(<I>Waiver of Jury Trial</I>) of this Agreement
                                            shall &lrm;remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Any Agent may terminate its obligations
                                            under this Agreement solely with respect to such Agent in its sole discretion at any time
                                            &lrm;upon giving prior written notice to the Company. Any such termination shall be without
                                            liability &lrm;of any party to another party, except that (x)&nbsp;with respect to any pending
                                            sale, the obligations &lrm;of the Company, including, without limitation, in respect of compensation
                                            of the Agents, shall &lrm;remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination;
                                            and (y)&nbsp;the &lrm;provisions of Sections&nbsp;2 (<I>Representations and Warranties of
                                            the Company</I>), 3 (<I>Agreements of the Company</I>), 5 (<I>Indemnification</I>), 8(b)&nbsp;(<I>Survival
                                            of Representations and Warranties</I>), 8(d)&nbsp;(<I>Governing Law</I>) and 8(h)&nbsp;(<I>Waiver
                                            of Jury Trial</I>) of this Agreement shall &lrm;remain in full force and effect notwithstanding
                                            such termination.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(c)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">This Agreement shall remain in full force
                                            and effect until the earliest to &lrm;occur of (i)&nbsp;termination of this Agreement pursuant
                                            to Section&nbsp;6(a)&nbsp;or 6(b)&nbsp;or otherwise by mutual written agreement of the parties,
                                            (ii)&nbsp;such date that the aggregate gross sales proceeds of &lrm;the Shares sold pursuant
                                            to this Agreement equals the Maximum Amount and (iii)&nbsp;July&nbsp;25, 2025, in each &lrm;case
                                            except that (x)&nbsp;with respect to any pending sale, the obligations of the Company, including,
                                            &lrm;without limitation, in respect of compensation of the Agents, shall remain in full force
                                            and effect &lrm;notwithstanding such termination; and (y)&nbsp;the &lrm;provisions of Sections&nbsp;2
                                            (<I>Representations and Warranties of the Company</I>), 3 (<I>Agreements of the Company</I>),
                                            5 (<I>Indemnification</I>), 8(b)&nbsp;(<I>Survival of Representations and Warranties</I>),
                                            8(d)&nbsp;(<I>Governing Law</I>) and 8(h)&nbsp;(<I>Waiver of Jury Trial</I>) of this Agreement
                                            shall &lrm;remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(d)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&lrm;Any termination of this Agreement
                                            shall be effective on the date specified &lrm;in the notice of termination; provided that
                                            such termination shall not be effective until the close of &lrm;business on the date of receipt
                                            of such notice by the Agents or the Company, as the case may be. &lrm;If such termination
                                            shall occur prior to the Settlement Date for any sale of Shares, such sale shall &lrm;settle
                                            in accordance with the provisions of Section&nbsp;1.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(e)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Other than as set forth above, upon termination
                                            of this Agreement, the Company shall not have any liability to the Agents for any discount,
                                            commission or other compensation with respect to any Shares not previously sold by the Agents
                                            under this Agreement.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>7.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution
                                            Regimes.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">In the event that any Agent that is a
                                            Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the
                                            transfer from such Agent of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this
                                            Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under
                                            the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation,
                                            were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">In the event that any Agent that is a
                                            Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Agent becomes subject to a proceeding under
                                            a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised
                                            against such Agent are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights
                                            could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed
                                            by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">For purposes of this Section&nbsp;7:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">&ldquo;<B>BHC Act Affiliate</B>&rdquo;
has the meaning assigned to the term &ldquo;affiliate&rdquo; in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. &sect; 1841(k).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">&ldquo;<B>Covered Entity</B>&rdquo;
means any of the following:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">(1)&nbsp;a &ldquo;<B>covered entity</B>&rdquo;
as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &sect; 252.82(b);</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">(2)&nbsp;a &ldquo;<B>covered bank</B>&rdquo;
as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &sect; 47.3(b); or</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">(3)&nbsp;a &ldquo;<B>covered FSI</B>&rdquo;
as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &sect; 382.2(b).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">&ldquo;<B>Default Right</B>&rdquo;
has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &sect;&sect; 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1,
as applicable.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">&ldquo;<B>U.S. Special Resolution Regime</B>&rdquo;
means each of (i)&nbsp;the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii)&nbsp;Title II of the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>8.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Miscellaneous. &lrm;</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Notices</I>. Notice given pursuant
                                            to any of the provisions of this Agreement &lrm;shall be in writing and, unless otherwise
                                            specified, shall be mailed, e-mailed, hand delivered or telecopied: &lrm;if to the Agents,
                                            at the offices of:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">BMO Capital Markets Corp.,<BR>
    151 W 42<SUP>nd</SUP> Street,<BR>
    New York, New York 10036,</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Attention:
    Haroon Chaudhry, Vice President<BR> Email: [REDACTED]</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">-&nbsp;and&nbsp;-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Canaccord Genuity LLC</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&lrm;1200 - 99 High Street&lrm;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Boston, MA 02110&lrm;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Attention:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Jennifer Pardi, Managing Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Email:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">[REDACTED]</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">DLA Piper (Canada)
    LLP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Suite&nbsp;2900
    - 666 Burrard Street</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Vancouver, British
    Columbia V6C 2Z7</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.8in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Attention:&lrm;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Deepak Gill</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Email:&lrm;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">deepak.gill@dlapiper.com</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&lrm;-and- &lrm;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">DLA Piper LLP (US)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Suite&nbsp;6900
    - 701 Fifth Avenue</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Seattle, Washington
    98104</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.8in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Attention:&lrm;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Andrew Ledbetter</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Email:&lrm;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">andrew.ledbetter@dlapiper.com</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">or if sent to the Company, at the office
of the Company:&lrm;</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Dakota Gold Corp.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">106 Glendale Drive,
    Suite&nbsp;A</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Lead, South Dakota
    57754</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.8in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Attention:&lrm;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Jonathan Awde</TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Email:&lrm;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&lrm;[REDACTED]</TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">With a copy to:&lrm;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Skadden, Arps, Slate,
    Meagher&nbsp;&amp; Flom LLP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">One Manhattan West</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">New York, New York
    10001-8602</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Attention:&lrm;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Michael Hong</TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Email:&lrm;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">michael.hong@skadden.com</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Any such notice shall be effective only upon
receipt. Any notice under Section&nbsp;5 may be made &lrm;by telecopy or telephone, but if so made shall be subsequently confirmed in
writing (which may &lrm;include, in the case of the Agents, electronic mail to any Authorized Company Representative and in the case
of the Company, electronic mail to any Authorized Agent Representative).&lrm;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>No Third Party Beneficiaries</I>. This
                                            Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
                                            permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer
                                            upon any other person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature
                                            whatsoever under or by reason hereof.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Survival of Representations and Warranties</I>.
                                            All representations, warranties and &lrm;agreements of the Company contained herein or in
                                            certificates or other instruments delivered &lrm;pursuant hereto shall remain operative &lrm;and
                                            in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Agents
                                            &lrm;or any of its controlling persons and shall survive delivery of and payment for the
                                            Shares hereunder.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(c)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Disclaimer of Fiduciary Relationship</I>.
                                            The Company acknowledges and agrees &lrm;that (i)&nbsp;the purchase and sale of the Shares
                                            pursuant to this Agreement, including the &lrm;determination of the terms of the offering
                                            and any related discounts and commissions, is an &lrm;arm&rsquo;s-length commercial transaction
                                            between the Company, on the one hand, and the Agents, on &lrm;the other hand, (ii)&nbsp;in
                                            connection with the offering contemplated by this Agreement and the &lrm;process leading
                                            to such transaction, each Agent owes no fiduciary duties to the Company or its &lrm;securityholders,
                                            creditors, employees or any other party, (iii)&nbsp;each Agent has not assumed nor &lrm;will
                                            it assume any advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to
                                            &lrm;the offering of the Shares contemplated by this Agreement or the process leading thereto
                                            &lrm;&lrm;(irrespective of whether the Agents or their affiliates has advised or is currently
                                            advising the &lrm;Company on other matters) and the Agents have no obligation to the Company
                                            with respect to &lrm;the offering of the Shares contemplated by this Agreement except the
                                            obligations expressly set &lrm;forth in this Agreement, (iv)&nbsp;the Agents and their affiliates
                                            may be engaged in a broad range of &lrm;transactions that involve interests that differ from
                                            those of the Company and (v)&nbsp;the Agents have &lrm;not provided any legal, accounting,
                                            regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering &lrm;contemplated by this Agreement
                                            and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, &lrm;regulatory and tax advisors
                                            to the extent it deemed appropriate.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(d)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Governing Law</I>. THIS AGREEMENT,
                                            &lrm;AND ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARISING UNDER OR RELATED &lrm;TO THIS AGREEMENT,
                                            SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE &lrm;STATE OF NEW YORK
                                            APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE &lrm;PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE. EACH PARTY
                                            HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY &lrm;SUBMITS FOR PURPOSES OF ANY ACTION ARISING FROM THIS AGREEMENT
                                            BROUGHT &lrm;BY THE OTHER PARTY HERETO TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF
                                            NEW YORK LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN AND THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN
                                            DISTRICT OF NEW YORK.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(e)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Compliance with USA Patriot Act</I>.
                                            In accordance with the requirements of the &lrm;USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56
                                            (signed into law October&nbsp;26, 2001)), the Agents are &lrm;required to obtain, verify
                                            and record information that identifies its clients, including the &lrm;Company, which information
                                            may include the name and address of its clients, as well as other &lrm;information that will
                                            allow the Agents to properly identify its clients.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(f)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&lrm;<I>Counterparts</I>. This Agreement
                                            may be signed &lrm;in two or more counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures
                                            thereto and hereto were &lrm;upon the same instrument, and may be delivered by facsimile
                                            transmission or by electronic delivery of a portable document format (PDF) file. Any signature
                                            to this Agreement may be delivered by facsimile, electronic mail (including PDF) or any electronic
                                            signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000 or the New York Electronic Signature
                                            and Records Act or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed
                                            to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes to the
                                            fullest extent permitted by applicable law&lrm;.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(g)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">S<I>urvival of Provisions Upon Invalidity
                                            of Any Single Provision</I>. In case &lrm;any provision in this Agreement shall be invalid,
                                            illegal or &lrm;unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
                                            provisions shall not in &lrm;any way be affected or impaired thereby.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(h)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Waiver of Jury Trial</I>. Each of the
                                            Company and each of the Agents hereby &lrm;irrevocably waives any right it may have to a
                                            trial by jury in respect of any claim based upon or &lrm;arising out of this Agreement or
                                            the transactions contemplated hereby.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Titles and Subtitles</I>. The titles
                                            of the sections and subsections of this &lrm;Agreement are for convenience and reference
                                            only and are not to be &lrm;considered in construing this Agreement.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(j)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Entire Agreement</I>. Other than the
                                            terms set forth in each Agency Transaction &lrm;Notice delivered hereunder, &lrm;this Agreement
                                            embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto and &lrm;supersedes
                                            all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement
                                            may not be amended or otherwise modified or any &lrm;provision hereof waived except by an
                                            instrument in writing signed by the Agents and the &lrm;Company.&lrm;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><I>&lrm;[Signature page&nbsp;follows]&lrm;</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets
forth the agreement between the &lrm;Company and the Agents.&lrm;</P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Very truly yours,&lrm;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>DAKOTA GOLD
    CORP.&lrm;</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 46%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">/s/ Shawn Campbell<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&lrm;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Name: Shawn Campbell</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Name: Chief Financial Officer</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">[<I>Signature page to Equity
Distribution Agreement</I>]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Confirmed as of the date first above &lrm;mentioned:</P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>BMO CAPITAL
    MARKETS &lrm;CORP.&lrm;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 46%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;/s/ Brad Pavelka</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Name: Brad Pavelka</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Title: &nbsp;&nbsp;Managing Director</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>CANACCORD
    GENUITY LLC</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 46%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;/s/ Jennifer Pardi</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Name: Jennifer Pardi</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Title: &nbsp;&nbsp;Managing Director</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">[<I>Signature page to Equity
Distribution Agreement</I>]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Schedule&nbsp;1</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>AUTHORIZED
COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES</B></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid; width: 39%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Name
    and Office / Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; width: 33%; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>E-mail
    Address</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; width: 28%; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Telephone
    Numbers</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Jonathan
    Awde, President&nbsp;&amp; CEO</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">[REDACTED]</FONT></TD>
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    Campbell, Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">[REDACTED]</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>AUTHORIZED
AGENT REPRESENTATIVES</B></FONT></P>

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    and Office / Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; width: 33%; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>E-mail
    Address</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; width: 28%; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Telephone
    Numbers</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Jennifer
    Pardi, Managing Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">[REDACTED]</FONT></TD>
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    Wright, Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid; width: 39%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Name
    and Office / Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; width: 33%; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>E-mail
    Address</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; width: 28%; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Telephone
    Numbers</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Brad
    Pavelka, Managing Director</FONT></TD>
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    Doyle, Managing Director</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>MATERIAL
 &lrm;SUBSIDIARIES</B></FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">1.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">DTRC LLC</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>Issuer
Free Writing Prospectuses</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">None.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Material Properties &lrm;&lrm;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">1.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Black Hills Property (as defined
                                            in the Company&rsquo;s Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended March&nbsp;31, 2022).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">EXHIBIT&nbsp;A</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">DAKOTA GOLD CORP.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">106 Glendale Drive, Suite&nbsp;A, Lead,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">South Dakota, 57754, USA</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">[______], 20[__]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">[BMO Capital Markets Corp.]&lrm;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&lrm;[&lrm;151 W 42nd Stree&lrm;t]&lrm;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">[New York, New York 10036]&lrm;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">[Canaccord Genuity LLC]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&lrm;[1200 - 99 High Street&lrm;]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">[Boston, MA 02110&lrm;]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">VIA EMAIL</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>AGENCY
TRANSACTION NOTICE</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Ladies and Gentlemen:&lrm;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The purpose of this Agency Transaction Notice
is to propose certain terms of the Agency &lrm;Transaction entered into with [<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>]
under, and pursuant to, that certain Equity Distribution Agreement between the Company and the Agents, dated [&lrm;_______&lrm;], 2022
(the &ldquo;<B>Agreement</B>&rdquo;). &lrm;Please indicate your acceptance of the proposed terms below. Upon acceptance, the particular
 &lrm;Agency Transaction to which this Agency Transaction Notice relates shall supplement, form a part of, &lrm;and be subject to, the
Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall &lrm;have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.&lrm;</P>

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to which this Agency Transaction Notice relates &lrm;are as follows:&lrm;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Trading Day(s)&nbsp;on which Shares may be Sold:&lrm;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&lrm;[&lrm;_______&lrm;], 20[_],&lrm;
    [&lrm;_______&lrm;],&lrm; &lrm;&lrm;20[_] &hellip; &lrm;[&lrm;_______&lrm;], 20[__]</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Maximum Number of Shares to be Sold in the Aggregate:&lrm;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">[&lrm;_______&lrm;]</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Maximum Number of Shares to be Sold on each Trading Day:&lrm;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&lrm;[&lrm;_______&lrm;]</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Floor Price:&lrm;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">USD[&lrm;__.___&lrm;]&lrm;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Cash Compensation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">[&lrm;_______&lrm;]%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify">Very truly yours,&lrm;</TD></TR>
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