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TSX.V: PRB Borden Discovery Outcrop Building Ontario’s Newest Gold District Probe Mines Limited was recognized as a TSX Venture 50® Company in 2014. TSX Venture 50 is a trade-mark of TSX Inc. and is used under license. MAY 2014

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Page 1: Corporate Presentation May 2014

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Borden Discovery Outcrop

Building Ontario’s Newest

Gold District Probe Mines Limited was recognized as a TSX Venture 50® Company in

2014. TSX Venture 50 is a trade-mark of TSX Inc. and is used under license.

MAY 2014

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Cautionary Notes

Disclaimer

This presentation contains a review of the Company’s projects in Canada. Viewers are

cautioned that the projects are at an early stage of exploration and that estimates and

projections contained herein are based on limited and incomplete data. More work is

required before the mineralization on the projects and their economic aspects can be

confidentially modeled. Therefore, the work results and estimates herein may be

considered to be generally indicative only of the nature and quality of the projects. No

representation or prediction is intended as to the results of future work, nor can there be

any promise that the estimates herein will be confirmed by future exploration or analysis,

or that the projects will otherwise prove to be economic.

Forward-Looking Statements

This presentation includes certain "forward-looking statements". All statements other

than statements of historical fact, included in this release, including, without limitation,

statements regarding potential mineralization and reserves, exploration results, and

future plans and objectives of Probe, are forward-looking statements that involve various

risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be

accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially form those

anticipated in such statements.

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Investment Highlights

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Borden: A Growing High-Grade Gold Project in Ontario, Canada

Low geopolitical risk

Pit-constrained Resource over 4.3 MMoz @ 1.03 g/t Au (January 2013)

Continued high-grade intercepts, over 1.6km of strike length identified

Significant, ongoing, resource growth potential and still open in both directions

2014 TSX Venture TOP 50

2013 Ontario Prospector Award

Experienced Management Team

Strong history in exploration, mining engineering & capital markets

Strong Financial Position

$29.4 million at January 31st, 2014

Well funded to continue de-risking through engineering and permitting

Goldex Royalty: Potential production milestone payment of $4.0 million anticipated

Potential for New Discoveries

Two major discoveries: Borden Gold & Black Creek Chromite

Strong exploration potential: Over 400 square km of new ground within the Borden Belt

Ongoing strategy to consolidate the Borden Belt

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Patrick Reid, B.A. Chairman of the Board Past President of the Ontario Mining Association

David Palmer, Ph.D., P.Geo. President, Chief Executive Officer & Director Over 25 years in the Mining Industry

Michael Petrina, MBA, P.Eng. Chief Operating Officer Over 25 years of experience in Operations, Engineering & Mine Development

Patrick Langlois, MBA, CFA Vice President, Corporate Development Over 15 years of experience in Corporate Development & Investment Banking

Carmelo Marrelli, CA, CSA Chief Financial Officer Experienced Mining Accountant

John Gammon, Ph.D. Director Former Assistant Deputy Minister of Mines for Ontario

Gordon McCreary, MBA, P.Eng. Director Former officer of Kinross and Baffinland, currently President & CEO of Castle Mountain Mining

Dennis Peterson, B. Comm, LLB Director Corporate Securities Lawyer, Small Cap Mining Expertise

Basil Haymann Director Entrepreneur, currently Chairman of Guard-All Building Solutions

Management Team

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Analyst Coverage

BMO Capital Markets Andrew Kaip

Cormark Securities Tyron Breytenbach

Edgecrest Capital Ali Khan

Jennings Capital Peter Campbell

Mackie Research Barry Allan

Macquarie Capital Markets Pierre Vaillancourt

Raymond James David Sadowski

RBC Capital Markets Sam Crittenden

Scotia Capital Mike Hocking

Major Shareholders Holdings (I&O)

Institutional / Strategic Investors:

Agnico Eagle, Macquarie, Sprott,

US Global, AGF, Sentry, Goodman,

Fidelity, BMO, Seamans, etc.

~ 50%

Management & Directors 6%

Probe Mines Limited Symbol: PRB

Listed Exchange Toronto Venture

Market capitalization $216.0 million

Shares outstanding (basic) 75.8 million

Shares outstanding (fully diluted) 88.2 million

Cash Balance (01/31/14) $29.4 million

Debt None

52 week trading range $1.11 - $3.95

Recent Price (05/01/14) $2.85

Corporate Summary

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Ontario: Mining Friendly Jurisdiction

BORDEN GOLD

Favourable and well-developed infrastructure,

1 km from paved highway and power

Pit-constrained Resource over 4.3 MMoz at

1.03 g/t Au, still expanding and improving in grade

High-grade zone expanding and open along strike

Significant, ongoing, resource growth potential

Potential for low CAPEX

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BLACK CREEK CHROMITE

Strategically located between Cliffs Natural Resources’

Black Thor and Big Daddy deposits

Over 10Mt of high-grade chromite in open-pitable deposit

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BORDEN GOLD – REGIONAL GEOLOGY-LOCATION

Chapleau Area Infrastructure

• Close to numerous

mining districts

• Excellent access &

local infrastructure

Only 9 km from Chapleau

1 km to Highway/Power

10 mins to Rail

• Within the Kapuskasing

Structural Zone

Underexplored

• Community

Receptive to new industry

• First Nations

Agreement in place

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New Gold District

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High-Grade Gold Zone Expanding

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BORDEN GOLD – DRILL PLAN

Since discovery:

619 drill holes

completed,

representing over

220,000 metres

2013 program:

218 drill holes for

~84,000 metres

2014 winter

program:

34 drill holes for

~19,000 metres

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Hole Section

Width

(m)

Gold

(g/t)

BL13-358 900m SE 36.5 4.5

including 11.7 11.5

BL14-583 1000m SE 39.5 7.0

including 16.0 12.4

BL13-421 1100m SE 29.4 5.9

including 6.5 15.3

BL12-256 1200m SE 51.0 10.3

including 25.0 17.8

BL13-399 1250m SE 26.1 8.5

including 17.7 12.0

BL13-420 1300m SE 47.0 6.8

including 8.0 32.7

BL13-455 1500m SE 44.4 4.0

including 14.3 11.1

BL13-562 1600m SE 42.9 4.9

including 8.8 17.2

BL13-378 1700m SE 25.0 4.6

including 12.9 7.4

BL13-402 1800m SE 27.1 6.4

including 9.2 11.1

BL14-573 1850m SE 39.0 16.3

including 19.4 31.6

including 8.4 66.3

BL13-403 1900m SE 39.0 5.0

including 13.0 11.2

BL13-554 2000m SE 35.0 4.0

including 20.0 6.5

BL14-616W 2100m SE 40.0 3.0

including 11.3 4.5

BL14-615 2200m SE 38.0 2.2

including 10.7 5.1

BL14-611 2400m SE 71.0 3.5

including 4.7 25.1

BL14-594 2500m SE 10.3 7.7

Consistent Zonation within the high-grade zone over

1.6 kilometres in strike length

179 drill holes completed in the high-grade zone,

between section 1000mSE to 2600mSE, representing

over 84,000 metres of drilling

High-Grade Continuity in the Southeast

Actual trend

Predicted trend

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High-Grade Zone (HGZ)

Section 1850m SE

Flattening of SE plunge caused the original planned holes to undercut the HGZ, resulting in

only the bottom half of the zone on Section 2200mSE being drilled. It is expected that 2nd

phase drilling will delineate the best part of HGZ

Section 2200m SE

15.7 m @ 5.2 g/t 10.7 m @ 5.7 g/t

Start of

HGZ

Low grade

envelope

Start of

HGZ

Low grade

envelope

Original

predicted

center of HGZ

Best part of

HGZ

Holes

undercut

mineralization

Trace of

1850mSE zone (superimposed on

Section 2200mSE)

Trace of Section

1850mSE zone

39.0 m @ 16.3 g/t

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• Over 350 square

km of unexplored

ground within the

Borden and

associated Belts

• High potential for

new discoveries

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LAND POSITION

Potential for New Discoveries

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Chapleau Area Property

Land acquisition is a priority for 2014

BORDEN GOLD - MAP

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PIT-CONSTRAINED NI 43-101 RESOURCE ESTIMATE, JANUARY 2013*

Resources

Category

Cut-off Grade

(g/t gold)

Tonnes

(000’s)

Grade

(g/t gold)

Gold (oz)

(000’s)

Indicated

Inferred

1.5

1.5

14,452

2,545

2.34

2.61

1,086

214

Indicated

Inferred

1.0

1.0

37,600

6,351

1.64

1.77

1,982

361

Indicated

Inferred

0.5

0.5

112,844

18,036

1.02

1.08

3,686

625

Pit-constrained Resource of 4.3 MMoz at 1.03 g/t Au average grade at a 0.5 g/t Au cut-off

85% of the total Pit Constrained resource is in the Indicated category

*Mineral Resources Statement, P&E Mining Consultants Inc.

Borden Gold - Resource, January 2013

Discovery Cost < US$4/oz

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Advancing Borden Gold

Discovery in 2010

Infrastructure

NI 43-101 Resource Estimate (3)

Size

Grade

Advanced metallurgy

Mining team

Strong treasury

High-Grade Infill Drill results

Updated NI 43-101 Resource Estimate

Land acquisition

Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA)

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Contact Information

Tel: (416) 777-6703

Fax: (416) 777-6705

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.probemines.com

Head Office

56 Temperance Street, Suite 1000 Toronto, Ontario M5H 3V5

David Palmer, Ph.D., P.Geo. President & Chief Executive Officer Patrick Langlois, MBA, CFA Vice President, Corporate Development

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