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TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE HASTINGS

HIGHLANDS RESOURCES LTD.

NICKEL-COPPER PROPERTY

IN LIMERICK TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO

NTS 31 C/13

Robert T. Chataway, PGeo

Thunder Bay, Ontario

November 28, 2015

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Page

TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………………………………………….ii

LIST OF TABLES…………………………………………………………………iii

LIST OF FIGURES..………………………………………………………………iii

1.0 SUMMARY.........................................................................................................1

2.0 INTRODUCTION……………………………………......................................2

3.0 RELIANCE ON OTHER EXPERTS…………………………………………..2

4.0 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION ...........................................3

5.0 ACCESSIBILITY, CLIMATE, LOCAL RESOURCES,

INFRASTRUCTURE AND PHYSIOGRAPHY...................................................8

6.0 HISTORY.............................................................................................................8

7.0 GEOLOGICAL SETTING and MINERALIZATION...................................13

8.0 DEPOSIT TYPES...............................................................................................17

9.0 EXPLORATION.................................................................................................18

10.0 DRILLING ........................................................................................................18

11.0 SAMPLE PREPARATION, ANALYSES, AND SECURITY......................19

12.0 DATA VERIFICATION ..................................................................................19

13.0 MINERAL PROCESSING AND METALLURGICAL TESTING ............19

14.0 MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES……………………………..……… 19

15.0-22.0 NOT APPLICABLE-THIS IS NOT AN ADVANCED PROPERTY.. 19

23.0 ADJACENT PROPERTIES…………………………………………………. 19

24.0 OTHER RELEVANT DATA AND INFORMATION…………………….. 19

25.0 INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS................................................20

26.0 RECOMMENDATIONS..................................................................................21

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27.0 REFERENCES..................................................................................................23

CERTIFICATE……………………………………………………………………...24

DATE AND SIGNATURE PAGE………………………………………………….25

List of Tables Page

Table 1 Hastings Highlands Resources Limited Land Holdings, Limerick

Township, Ontario .............................................................................................3

Table 2 Principle Intersections from the 1969-1970 Drilling………………….10

Table 4 Micon 2004 Budget Adjusted to 2015 Dollars………………………..22

List of Figures

Figure 1 Location of the Hastings Highlands Resources Property.. ………….5

Figure 2 Hastings Highlands Resources Ltd Property Holdings.......................6

Figure 3 Local Geology of the Hastings Highlands Property (modified from

Lumbers, 1969) .....................................................................................7

Figure 4 North Zone showing the area of the resource estimates

and the possible extensions …………………………………………..15

Figure 5 South Zone showing the distribution of the mineralization………..16

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ITEM 1: SUMMARY

Robert Chataway has been engaged by Dr. D. McBride, Vice President, Hastings Highlands Resources

Ltd. (HHR) to independently review the geology and verify the presence of nickel-copper mineralization

found on the Hastings Highlands property in Limerick Township and to prepare a Technical Report that

is compliant with the requirements set out in NI 43-101 F1 regulations.

The Hastings Highlands nickel-copper property is situated in Limerick Township, Southern Ontario

about 25 kilometres south of Bancroft and west of Highway 62. The property consists of five option

agreements on 41 fifty acre half lots in the surveyed Limerick Township; this equates to approximately

880 hectares (Figure1). Land titles are Fee Simple Grants, Patented Mining Claims with surface and

mineral rights or mineral rights only, plus staked claims. HHR has put the land package together through

a number of agreements with the land owners of the patented lands and in the case of crown lands these

have been staked by HHR personnel. The parties to the agreements are detailed in Table 1.

The original showings were discovered in 1961 by the Bicroft Division of Macassa Mines while

investigating magnetic anomalies indicated on Geological Survey of Canada airborne magnetic maps

published in 1950-51. The anomalies were further defined with a Sharp SE 200 ground electromagnetic

survey. The area is underlain by the Thanet Complex which is made up of mafic and ultramafic rocks

and the Vansickle Sedimentary Sequence consisting of quartz arenites, rusty schists and carbonates. The

mineralization is disseminated to semi-massive and massive sulphides with chalcopyrite and pentlandite

in a pyroxenitic host rock of the Thanet Complex.

Macassa drilled the main anomaly with 23 diamond drill holes in 1962 and defined a resource of

1,800,000 tonnes grading 0.92% nickel and 0.22% copper. Lac Minerals drilled 70 holes in this zone

(now called the North Zone) and a new South Zone from 1969 to 1971. A new resource calculation of

the North Zone suggested a Drill Indicated Resource of 4,100,000 tons grading 0.57% nickel and 0.17%

copper to a depth of 300m and one in the South Zone of 1,200,000 tons grading 0. 30% nickel and 0.14

% copper to a depth of 80 metres. Long Lac geologists subsequently recalculated the quantity of

mineralization present and estimated that 3.9 million tons grading 0.82% Ni, 0.25% Cu and 0.05% Cu

were present (Moore, 1970). These resources are classified as “Historical Resources” NI 43-101

compliant.

Work by Limerick Mines in 2004 consisted of geophysical surveys and a limited program of diamond

drilling. The drilling program attempted to verify the presence and extent of nickel and copper

mineralization by twinning some of the historical holes.

There has been no development or production from the property. The mineral resources and mineral

reserves calculated, in house by Macassa Mines and by Derry Michner and Booth, independent

consulting geologists for Long Lac Mineral Corporation are considered “Historical Resources” within

the context of the standards set out in NI 43-101. Derry, Michener and Booth used 100 foot section and

projections half way between them to calculate the “Historical Resources”.

Based upon a review of the available data from public and company sources and the property visit on

October 8, 2015 with D. McBride, where we checked out areas of surface mineralized outcrops and drill

core intercepts of the nickel-copper mineralization, the following conclusion can be made. The property

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contains three known areas of mineralization; two of which have been tested by drilling in the 1961-2

and 1969-1971 and have had the mineralization confirmed by the twinning of select holes in 2004.

Resource calculations at the time showed that economically significant concentrations of nickel-copper

are present which have only been partially tested.

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ITEM 2: INTRODUCTION

Robert Chataway has been engaged by Dr. D. McBride, Vice President Exploration, Hastings Highlands

Resources Ltd. (HHR) to independently review the geology and verify the presence of nickel-copper

mineralization found on the Hastings Highlands property in Limerick Township and to prepare a

Technical Report that is compliant with the requirements set out in Form 43-101 F1. The Report will be

used for corporate purposes in efforts to obtain financing for the property. The sources of information

and data contained in this technical report are either supplied by HHR, found on the Sedar website or on

the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (Ontario) website.

I, Robert Chataway, visited the subject property on October 8, 2015 in the company of Dr. D McBride.

The geological setting was confirmed with outcrop visits to the Thanet Complex and the Vansickle

Sedimentary Sequence. The surface showings of massive sulphides hosted in pyroxenite were inspected

but not sampled. The core storage area was in good shape with core from 2004 series of drilling in

secure racks; the core from the 1969-1970 drill program is stored on pallets at the MNDM facility in

Tweed, Ontario. Rock types and mineralized split core were inspected.

ITEM 3: RELIANCE ON OTHER EXPERTS

The author of the Technical Report has reviewed and evaluated the data pertaining to the mineralization

found on the Hastings Highlands property that was provided by Hastings Highlands Resources Ltd and

has drawn his own conclusions therefrom, augmented by his direct field examination on October 8,

2015. Several character samples were taken to independently confirm the nickel-copper mineralization.

The author has relied upon the data presented by Hastings Highlands and those documents found in the

public domain such as the Ontario Geological Survey and SEDAR in formulating his opinion.

The status of the patented mining claims, under which Hastings Highlands holds title to the mineral

rights, has been provided by the company. The staked claims on crown lands have been verified through

the MNDM website.

The author is pleased to acknowledge the helpful cooperation of Hastings Highlands’ Vice-President,

Dr. McBride who made available any and all data requested, and responded openly and helpfully to all

questions, queries and requests for material.

ITEM 4: PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION

The Limerick Township nickel-copper property is situated in southern Ontario about 80 kilometres north

of Belleville and 25 kilometres south of Bancroft (Figure 1). It lies about 1.5 kilometers west of

Highway 62 and can be reached by an old pioneer and mine road system or by an abandoned railway

branch line to Coe Hill which is now an ATV snowmobile trail.

The property consists of a combination of Patent Lands all covering Mining Rights and some including

Surface Rights. Crown Lands have been staked where there are no Patents (Table 1).

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Table 1

Hastings Highlands Resources Limited Land Holdings, Limerick Township, Ontario

Owners Claim No. Surveyed Lot Description

D. & J. McBride SO 1192524 East Hastings Road Lot 12

East Hastings Road Lot 13

D. and J. McBride, J. A. SO 4209871 East Hastings Road Lots 16,17, 18, 19, 20

Ryder Concession 4 Lots 30and 31

Mindle Gp, D McBride Concession 4 Lot 28

Concession 4 Lot 29

Wilkinsons, J. A. Ryder EO 28855 Concession 5 Lot 27 N1/2

And D. McBride EO 28859 Concession 5 Lot 28 N1/2

EO 29138 Concession 5 Lot 28 S1/2

EO 28853 Concession 6 Lot 27 N1/2







Steenburgs, and Concession 5 Lot 29

McBride EO 29139 Concession 5 Lot 30 N1/2

W. Senyk and EO 29136 Concession 5 Lot 26 S1/2

D. McBride EO 28868 Concession 5 Lot 26 N1/2













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Limerick Township is a designated surveyed township with Lots and Concessions. The property is

made up of 31 50- acre (20 Hectares) half lots totaling approximately1550 acres or 620 Ha; and two

staked claims consisting of 11 units of 50 acres (20 Ha) totalling 550 acres (220Ha) for a total of 4100

acres (840 hectares) (See Figure 2). Agreements are in place between the various parties and Hastings

Highlands Resources Ltd whereby HHR has optioned the mineral rights at an annual cost of

approximately $50,000 and the obligation to complete a scoping study once financing had been

obtained.

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Figure 3

Property and Geology Map with Nickel-Copper Zones

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ITEM 5: ACCESSIBILITY, CLIMATE, LOCAL RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND

PHYSIOGRAPHY

Access to the various parts of the property is provided by means of assorted unmaintained gravel roads

and trails which depart from Provincial Highway 62.

The climate of the area is typical of the Great Lakes Region. The average daily temperature for nearby

Peterborough, Ontario is 5.9°C. The average annual precipitation is 840.3 millimetres

(Environment Canada website www.climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca).

This part of Ontario is composed of low rocky ridges separated by swampy, slow–flowing streams. The

topographic relief seldom exceeds 75 metres, and many of the lower areas have been inundated with

beaver ponds. Limerick Township is a rural area with minor logging operations the only industrial

activity. It failed as a farming area due to the lack of arable soil and the cold mid-Ontario climate which

falls to -30 °C in the winter.

Bancroft is the nearest community and provides the basic necessities for the rural population. A

secondary power line runs along Highway 62 and to within 1 kilometre of the North Zone and part of

the provincial power grid crosses the highway about 17 kilometres to the south. Accommodations are

available nearby to the property.

ITEM 6: HISTORY

Hastings Highlands Resources Ltd.’s Limerick Township nickel-copper property was discovered by the

Bicroft Division of Macassa Mines as part of a follow up to a government airborne magnetic survey.

During the winter of 1961-62, field checks of some of the 145 aeromagnetic anomalies were carried out

using a Sharpe SE 200 Electro-Magnetic (EM) survey method. Four EM anomalies were located on

ground open for staking, and the mineral rights were subsequently acquired (Holland, 1962). The first

drill hole to test these anomalies intersected nickel, copper and cobalt mineralization. Subsequent

drilling from 1961 to 1962 outlined a mineralized zone by means of 23 drill holes totaling 4,157m

(13,640 feet) in length.

Long Lac Minerals gained control of Macassa, and in 1969 undertook a second drilling program. Their

work took place during 1969-70 and consisted of 70 diamond drill holes totaling 12,800 metres (41,995

feet) in length. Twenty-eight of these drill holes tested the North Zone and extensions of that

mineralization.

In 1973, a mechanical stripping program exposed part of the mineralized zone. No maps remain of this

work, but it is reported that a 25-foot wide massive sulphide zone was observed and samples were taken.

This observation was thought to represent the surface expression of the mineralization found in drill hole

E-16. It was also reported that the disseminated mineralization appears to extend to the south at the west

end of the massive zone (Dimitrieff, 1973).

Following a long period of inactivity, D. McBride assembled the present land position which was

subsequently optioned to Limerick Mines. Limited geological surveys and a small drill program were

completed in 2004 to verify the earlier results on the North and South Zones.

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In 2005 an Order of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice declared “Derek Mc Bride et al Retain Their

Ownership of the Mineral Rights Free and Clear of any Claim by Limerick Mines Ltd”.

Hastings Highlands Resources Ltd. (HHR), a private company lead by Derek McBride, put the land

position in place for the company over the last few years. No exploration programs have occurred under

HHR.

Macassa Mines published an in-house drill-indicated resource (North Zone) that reported 2 million tons

of mineralized metapyroxenite were present above the 1,000 foot (300 metre) elevation, and averaged

1% Ni and 0.25% Cu (Northern Miner, April 12, 1962 in Lumbers, 1969, p.75). In addition, minor

values of cobalt, less than 0.1%, and traces of gold/platinum and silver were commonly encountered.

Values as high as 1.77% over 66 feet (20 metres) and as low as 0.52% over 21 feet (6.4 metres) were

reported. The drill indicated resource calculation is considered “Historical Resources” as they pre-date

the implementation of NI 43-101 criteria for classifying resource definitions.

Long Lac Minerals’ drilling during the 1969 and 1970 period consisted of 70 diamond drill holes

totaling 12,800 metres (41,995 feet) in length. Twenty-eight of the drill holes tested the North Zone and

extensions of that mineralization. Lac Minerals’ geologists subsequently recalculated the quantity of

mineralization present and estimated that 3.9 million tons, grading 0.82% Ni, 0.25% Cu and 0.05% Cu,

were present (Moore, 1970).

Derry, Michener & Booth, mining geological consultants, completed an independent study in 1971 in

which it estimated that 3.5 million tons grading 0.68% Ni and 0.21% Cu were present (Derry, Michener

& Booth, 1971). These estimates do not comply with the definition outlined in Sections 1.3 and 1.4 of

National Instrument 43-101, as they predate the regulation and are considered “Historical Resources”.

Long Lac Minerals also drilled exploration holes on a mineralized zone, now known as the South Zone,

which lies 1200 metres (4000 ft.) south of the North Zone and outlined mineralization for 360m (1200

feet) and for depths up to150m (500 ft.). Two mineralized lenses were partially defined. The north lens

has a resource estimate of approximately 3.6 million tonnes grading 0.18% nickel and 0.09% copper to

an average depth of 90m (300 ft.) and the south lens a resource estimate of 1.1 million tonnes grading

0.30% nickel and 0.17% copper to a depth of approximately 50 metres. These are considered

“Historical Resources” as they were prepared prior to the implementation of NI 43-10 and calculation

criteria are not known.

Limerick Mines Ltd. completed ground magnetometer and Horizontal Loop electro-magnetic surveys

over the main claims of the property in 2004. The only maps available of these surveys are small scale

summary plans which makes it difficult to assess the result and correlate them with the drilling and

twinned drill holes on the North Zone mineralization. Geological reconnaissance targeted the contact

area between the Thanet Complex and the Vansickle sediments. Six holes were completed from

locations next to old casings identified from the earlier drilling. The evaluation by Limerick Mines

management of the drill results was positive in that the nickel mineralization was located and the rock

types were what they had expected from a review of earlier programs.

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Geochemical and geological work by Hastings Highlands Resources Ltd in 2010 uncovered what is

deemed a possible extension to the South Zone. The presence of nickel-copper mineralization had been

suggested by a soil geochemical survey by Macassa, but was never followed up. During the 2010 field

mapping program, semi-massive sulphide mineralization and disseminated sulphides were detected

extending off the patent lands onto the east end of a staked contiguous claim block in the area of the

nickel soil anomaly. This new target (Southern Extension) has yet to be evaluated.

Table 2

Principal intersections from 1969-1970 Drilling

Hole

No.

Target From

Ft.

To Ft. Length

Ft.

Nickel% Copper%

Cobalt%

E-1 SZ 129 270 141 0.291 0.135 0.05

E-2 SZ 141.5 147 5.5 0.033 0.115 0.025

E-3 SZ 185 195 10 0.48 0.27 0.048

E-4 NZ 186 190 4 0.23 0.125 0.012

E-5 NZ 125 130 5 0.23 0.117 0.014

E-6 NZ 145 150 5 0.047 0.117 0.015

E-7 NZ no Values

E-8 NZ very low values

E-9 NZ 93.5 97.5 4 0.024 0.1 0.012

E-10 NZ 560 562.5 2.5 0.443 0.228 0.048

E-11 NZ 355 365 10 0.344 0.15 0.039

391 400 9 0.572 0.176 0.047

E-12 NZ 466.7 475 8.3 1.06 0.21 0.08

547 570 23 0.941 143 0.061

697 702 5 0.42 0.17 0.034

E-13 NZ 112.5 210 97.5 0.39 0.2 0.041

295.5 394 98.5 0.579 0.276 0.045

E-14 NZ 110 210 100 0.793 0.454 0.04

E-15 NZ no values

E-16 NZ 3.5 27 23.5 0.98 0.63 0.06

56 323 276 0.89 0.49 0.06

354 394 40 0.67 36 0.05

E-17 NZ 4 28.5 24.5 0.81 0.572 0.049

E-18 no log

E-19 NZ 40 53.5 13.5 0.436 0.126 0.057

565 585 20 0.796 0.761 0.061

618.5 705.5 87 0.549 0.223 0.047

E-20 NZ 204.5 358 153.5 0.613 0.208 0.041

E-21 NZ 300 340 40 0.291 0.079 0.026

305 395 90 0.596 0.149 0.045

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445 463 18 1.068 0.252 0.099

511 621 110 0.761 0.262 0.048

E-22 NZ 463.5 520 56.5 0.72 0.29 0.06

784 845 61 0.74 0.18 0.06

E-23 NZ 806 829 33 1.02 0.4 0.07

E-24 NZ 979.3 1035 55.7 0.653 0.164 0.057

E-25 NZ 820 830 10 0.522 0.191 0.058

855 870 15 0.573 0.234 0.065

E-26 NZ no sig. values

E-27 NZ 560 570 10 0.616 0.28 0.083

986 1015 29 0.521 0.151 0.041

1135 1145 10 0.505 0.122 0.041


E-29 NZ no sug. values

E-30 NZ 1120 1145 25 0.427 0.157 0.033

1165 1185 20 0.737 0.132 0.051

E-31 NZ 1469 1555 86 0.518 0.234 0.064

E-32 no log

E-33 NZ low values

E-34 NZ 1185 1247 62 0.68 0.29 0.02

E-35 NZ no sig values

E-36 NZ 878 909 31 0.627 0.114 0.03

E-37 NZ 679 820 141 0.536 0.148 0.031

875 884 9 0.338 0.2 0.025

E-38 NZ 700 815 115 0.529 0.132 0.03

865 874 9 0.306 0.102 0.019

E-39 SZ 170 327 157 0.282 0.112 0.029

E-40 SZ no sig values

E-41 SZ 98 125 27 0.265 0.123 0.027

E-42 SZ no sig. values

E-43 SZ low values

E-44 SZ 60 70 10 0.259 0.096 0.029

E-45 SZ 102.5 124 21.5 0.361 0.14 0.038

E-46 SZ 345 375 30 0.185 0.096 0.023

403 415 12 0.226 0.101 0.029

E-47 SZ 148.5 300 151.5 0.115 0.055 0.012

E-48

E-48 SZ 110 145 35 0.261 0.115 0.024

205 394 189 0.325 0.146 0.033

E-49 SZ 106.5 145.5 39 0.227 0.116 0.031

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215 245 30 0.276 0.132 0.029

300 390 90 0.325 0.138 0.034

E-50 SZ 70 120 50 0.306 0.126 0.033

E-51 SZ 25 50 25 0.34 0.14 0.033

E-52 SZ 65 92.5 27.5 0.333 0.114 0.034

E-53 SZ 80 128.5 48.5 0.148 0.064 0.018

E-54 SZ 135 188.5 53.5 0.192 0.076 0.02

E-55 SZ 221 228 57.5 0.27 0.124 0.026

E-56 SZ 265 302 37 0.337 0.18 0.033

440 707 366.5 0.352 0.154 0.035

E-57 SZ 105.5 212 106.5 0.39 0.204 0.039

360 487.5 127.5 0.287 0.142 0.031

E-58 SZ 55.5 71 15.5 0.249 0.132 0.028

130 157.5 27.5 0.299 0.095 0.03

E-59 SZ no log

E-60 SZ 72 77.5 5.5 0.233 0.103 0.026

E-61 SZ 15 25 10 0.23 0.097 0.023

60 95 35 0.248 0.115 0.025

E-62 SZ 45 68.5 23.5 0.26 0.111 0.027

130 224 94 0.299 0.15 0.02

256.5 320 63.5 0.295 0.129 0.03

347 410 62.5 0.284 132 0.027

E-63 SZ 35 55 20 0.232 0.107 0.021

63.5 85 21.5 0.286 108 0.036

E-64 SZ 40 55 15 0.274 0.231 0.018

120 152 32 0.205 0.102 0.02

165 223 60 0.295 140 0.029

E-65 SZ 270 300 30 0.279 0.122 0.031

E-66 SZ 78.5 120 41.5 0.22 0.107 0.021

220 245.5 25.5 0.287 0.166 0.028

700 715 15 0.288 0.119 0.026

820 930 110 0.268 0.126 0.026



E-69 NZ 772 875 103 0.454 0.233 0.026

E-70 NZ no log

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ITEM 7: GEOLOGICAL SETTING AND MINERALIZATION

The regional geological setting for the area puts it in the Grenville Province of the Canadian Shield. It is

further defined as being part of the Hastings Basin, an area of lower grade metamorphism when

compared to the higher grade metamorphic terrane of the Grenville rocks to the north. The main rock

types are the metasedimentary rocks of the Vansickle Formation, the mafic and felsic metavolcanics of

the Turriff Formation and the ultramafic rocks of the Thanet Complex. Intrusive rocks were emplaced

before the culmination of the regional metamorphism. The main structural feature of the area is a fold

axes trending northeast that was refolded by west-northwest trending cross folds (Lumbers, 1969).

Lumbers (1969) presented a plan and cross section in Geology Report 67 of what is now called the

North Zone. Lumbers shows a “J” shaped zone with a long arm striking northwards for a distance of 600

feet (180 metres), and a short arm striking westwards for a distance of 300 feet (90 metres). In the

vertical dimension, the zone is interpreted to be a pod on surface that splits into three parallel zones at

depth. The mineralization is situated in ultramafic rocks of the Thanet Complex as massive and

disseminated sulphide mineralization. Pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and pentlandite make up the bulk of the

sulphides. From drill core data, the mineralization lies within fine and coarse grained pyroxenitic rocks

in proximity to the contact with Vansickle quartzites. Both rock types were logged in the most recent

drill campaign in 2004. It appears that the mineralization has been folded along with the host rocks. The

present interpretation classifies this geological setting as volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits

in ultramafic volcanic and associated rocks (McBride, 2002).

A recent interpretation of the confirmation drilling by Limerick Mines (2004) suggests that the form of

the host horizon is more likely “U-shaped” and that both vertical arms remain open along strike

(McBride, 2015). Future drilling should help to confirm the structural model of the mineralization

(Figure 4). The right hand portion of the zone with the solid outline is the section that was included in

the 1960s and 1970s resource estimates The last hole in the 2004 program suggested the west end of the

zone turned north. Two historical holes and a pit west of the pond confirmed this trend and that it

continues north and westerly for approximately 400 metres. This extension has not been investigated. To

the north east the zone remains open; the Thanet-Vansickle contact seems to turn back south for about

150 metres before turning north, northeast a second time. Eventually this favourable contact turns back

south to the South Zone over 1.2 kilometres away.

The North zone was tested to 350 metre depth by a few holes, values of 0.52% nickel and 0.23% copper

over 26 metres was intersected at 350 metre vertical depth in hole E35 and two intersections of 0.87%

nickel and 0.40% over 7 metres plus 0.68% nickel and 0.20 % copper over 19 metres were intersected at

220 metres in hole E 35. These results demonstrate that the mineralization continues at depth with

similar values over mineable widths.

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Figure 4

North Zone showing the area of the resource estimates

and the possible extensions

The South Zone was drilled to about 100 metres. Figure 5 shows the distribution of the mineralization

and the host rocks. The distribution of the host suggests that the Thanet Complex and Vansickle

sedimentary rocks are interbedded in this area. It is apparent that the zones are folded and probably

represent a single mineralized horizon. The north lens appears to be of a form that could be exploited by

an open pit; a resource estimate covers this lens. Values in the southern lens remain about the same as

the north, but it appears to be smaller.

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Figure 5

South Zone showing the distribution of the mineralization

The North and South Zones represent a potential for significant concentrations of nickel-copper

mineralization. There is evidence from the geological work carried out by Hastings Highlands that the

geological contact between the ultramafic and sediments, which extends1200 meters from the North

Zone to the South Zone, could host nickel-copper mineralization. This has not been evaluated by

drilling. Additional untapped potential exists on several areas of the property: along the favourable

horizon to the southwest of the South Zone for more than 3 kilometres; 2 kilometres to the northeast of

the North Zone; and in the adjacent Vansickle quartzites where low copper and nickel values are

known. However, the large aerial extent of these sulphide-rich sedimentary rocks presents only a

secondary target.

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Early in the exploration history of this property, the lack of assay values for platinum and palladium can

be attributed to the high cost of an individual assay and the low commodity prices for platinum and

palladium. It wasn’t until the late 1980’s and early 1990’s that assay costs and analytical reliabilities

became acceptable for use in applications of exploration programs. Along with higher commodity prices

and increased demand, the inclusion of precious group metal value became more common in the

evaluation of nickel–copper deposits.

ITEM 8: DEPOSIT TYPES

According to a literature search and during conversations with geologists in the field of nickel-copper

mineralization, the accepted model prevalent during the 1970’s for the Limerick-type of mineralization

was a replacement deposit. The copper and nickel metal values from the ultramafic intrusive body

combined with the sulphur contained in the invaded sedimentary rocks and precipitated out in the

intrusive to form replacement deposits at the contact with the sedimentary rocks. At the time of the Long

Lac work in the 1970’s, ultramafic volcanic rocks were poorly understood; they were considered always

to be intrusive. The understanding of volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits was in its infancy.

According to one geological model, the mineralization found on the property is an example of the

magmatic segregation class of nickel-copper deposits. Here, nickel-copper mineralization forms by

direct precipitation from a mafic or ultramafic magma, and collects in depressions or other favourable

locations along the base of the magma chamber. Research work has shown that precipitation of sulphide

mineralization from these magmas can be promoted by contamination of the original magma through

assimilation of excess silica, sulphur, or graphite. According to this model, the Thanet Complex

represents the host intrusion, and its eastern margin is interpreted to be the base of the intrusion.

Sulphide precipitation was encouraged by the intrusion of the Complex into the surrounding silica-and

sulphide-rich clastic sedimentary rocks of the Vansickle Formation.

As a result of the due diligence drill program by Limerick Mines (2004) to confirm the findings of Long

Lac Minerals drilling, the logging of these holes provided new insights into the geological setting. The

nickel-copper mineralization is found in the marginal rocks of the Thanet Complex in proximity to the

Vansickle quartzites and marbles. Observations of features found in the new drill core showed the host

rocks consisted of disseminated to massive sulphides in a laminated sequence of rocks that include

quartz arenites, fragmental and lapilli tuffs and ultramafic crystal tuff bands (McBride, personal

communication). Where banding can be observed, these rocks are essentially conformable. A pervasive

schistosity can be seen in the finer-grained rock units and the sulphides. Long Lac’s drilling strongly

suggests that both the zones are folded with the schistosity axial planer to the folds. Together these

observations indicate that the mineral deposit is a deformed volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit in

the ultramafic to mafic volcanic environment. Exploration can use this geological model to follow the

mineralized horizon using its proximity to the main volcanic-sedimentary contact.

ITEM 9: EXPLORATION

Exploration on the property since the 2004 work by Limerick Mines and reported on by Micon (See

SEDAR filing Oct. 2004) had been hampered by legal proceedings and new property agreements

between 2004 and 2010. The property is now reorganized under Hastings Highlands Resources Ltd. No

major exploration programs have occurred since 2010 other than a small program of geochemistry and

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geology which took place on the staked claims of the group to keep the claims in good standings. No

work was performed on the patent lands as they are kept in good standing by paying taxes annually.

The Southern Extension of the mineralized South Zone was identified in 2010, six years after the Micon

Report. The presence of nickel-copper mineralization had been suggested earlier by a soil geochemical

survey by Macassa, but was never followed up. During the 2010 mapping and prospecting work, semi-

massive sulphide mineralization and disseminated sulphides were detected on the staked claims in the

area of the nickel soil anomaly. This target has not been evaluated further.

ITEM 10: DRILLING

The results of the confirmation drilling were summarized in Micon’s NI 43-101 Technical Report of

April 2004 (www.SEDAR.com, Limerick Mines, Company Documents, Oct. 28, 2004, Technical

Report) which stated “Micon is satisfied that it has independently confirmed the presence and

approximate grades of nickel-copper mineralization at the North Zone and is satisfied that the

geological setting is in agreement with that of the historical work. As well, Micon is satisfied that the

quality of information presented for the South Zone is of sufficient calibre to use as a guide for

exploration activities”.

The presence of nickel-copper mineralization has been clearly demonstrated on the Limerick Township

property by the work performed by Macassa and Long Lac. Two areas are known where concentrations

of mineralization have been located, and have been partially defined by diamond drill holes. In Micon’s

opinion, the depth and strike extensions of these zones hold potential of hosting additional nickel-copper

mineralization. As well, the remainder of the strike length of the eastern contact of the Thanet Complex

is viewed as being largely untested for its potential to host nickel-copper mineralization and merits

examination.

ITEM 11: SAMPLE PREPARATION, ANALYSES AND SECURITY

This section is not applicable as no samples were taken.

ITEM 12: DATA VERIFICATION

Procedures used to verify the data in the Technical Report included but are not limited to the following:

a field visit to the property checked outcrops of the surface mineralization and their host rocks; the claim

data was checked on the MNDM website; the available data and reports obtained from Hastings

Highlands Resources Ltd. was reviewed. The early resource calculations were accepted by the author as

“Historical Resources” and appear to be carried out to the industry standards of the day. These results

should only be used as a guide to future exploration only.

ITEM 13: MINERAL PROCESSING AND METALLURGICAL TESTING

This section is not applicable.

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ITEM 14: MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES

This section is not applicable.

ITEMS 15-22:

These sections are not applicable as this is not an advanced property

ITEM 23: ADJACENT PROPERTIES

There are no adjacent properties with relevant information that the author is aware of and the

information that is the subject of the Technical Report is from the HHR property.

ITEM 24: OTHER RELEVANT DATA AND INFORMATION

The Technical Report has been written to clarify the new ownership following the court`s decision and

to report on the geological work which has led to a different understanding of the geological model that

could help in guiding future exploration.

ITEM 25: INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS

Exploration work by Macassa and Long Lac has identified, by means of geophysical surveys and

drilling (106 holes), the North and South Zones which have concentrations of nickel-copper

mineralization. Geological mapping and geochemical surveys led to the discovery of the Southern

Extension Zone where disseminated sulphides with nickel and copper values are present.

The North Zone has a “Historical Resource” from the 1970’s period. Outlining the mineralization by

drilling followed a hit-and-miss approach with little effort made towards a geological interpretation of

how the mineralization was emplaced. Plans and sections of the zone should be considered very

carefully as to their accuracy. The down hole survey data used to prepare maps contained both azimuth

and inclination tests. Drilling with a small diameter drill bit leads to the potential for the hole to deviate

radically, especially on the longer holes. Another problem is drilling in folded terrane which will cause

variable hole deviation depending on the angle between the hole and bedding.

The geological model of the deposit has been presented in the few articles in the literature (Lumbers,

1969) that have been published, as a magmatic segregation class of deposit with mineralization

collecting in the base of the magma chamber. However, more recent geological evidence put forth by D.

McBride suggests the deposit could be classified as a volcanic massive sulphide deposit. Minor folds are

commonly observed in the adjacent quartzites and core angles observed in drill core indicate that folding

may have affected the local distribution of the lithologic units and superimposed on the entire system a

fine-grained axial planar schistosity.

This would lead to a model where you would find the mineralization conformable to the bedding of the

host rocks, not potentially in a cross-cutting relationship as when the mineralization is related to an

ultramafic intrusion. For these reasons the North Zone needs to be re-evaluated as part of an exploration

program. A sufficient number of holes have been drilled to support a historical resource that was used to

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produce a feasibility study. The aim of the Micon report recommendations was to take this resource to a

scoping study precision by expanding it down dip and along strike. At the same time geological, soil

geochemical and geophysical surveys will evaluate the entire property, especially the South Zone and

the southern extension.

The drilling program of Limerick Mines in 2004 successfully located the mineralization discovered by

Macassa and has confirmed the presence of nickel-copper mineralization at the North Zone and the

South Zone. The correlation between the geology and mineralization observed in the historical and

recent drilling programs is acceptable when considering the inherent variables of drilling techniques. In

both the North Zone and South Zone, the disseminated mineralization appears to be confined to a band

of mottled and coarse grained gabbro/pyroxenite that contains disseminated, cumulate textured thin

bands of massive pyrrhotite-pentlandite-chalcopyrite mineralization. This mottled band appears to be

conformable to the eastern contact of the Thanet Lake Complex and thus may be classified as a volcanic

massive sulphide deposit.

For the most part the strike and depth limits of these zones have not been identified by these historical

drill holes. In the writer’s opinion there remains potential for the discovery of concentrations of more

nickel-copper sulphide mineralization in the vicinity of the North and South Zones.

As well, the strike length of the eastern contact of the Thanet Complex has not been fully evaluated for

its potential to host nickel-copper mineralization, and this area is an attractive target for exploration

activities.

The author agrees with Micon’s conclusion that the presence and approximate grades of nickel-copper

mineralization at the North Zone are reliable as “Historical Resources”. As well, the author is satisfied

that the quality of information presented for the South Zone is of sufficient caliber to use as a guide for

exploration activities. Potential risks to the project are a change in commodity prices.

ITEM 26: RECOMMENDATIONS

The presence of nickel-copper mineralization has been clearly demonstrated on the Limerick Township

property by the previous operators. The North and South Zones of nickel-copper mineralization have

been partially defined by diamond drill holes and hold potential to increase the size of the deposit by

exploring at depth and along strike. As well, the remainder of the strike length of the eastern contact of

the Thanet Complex is viewed as being largely untested for its potential to host nickel-copper

mineralization and merits examination. In the author’s opinion the following exploration work is

justified to be carried out on the Limerick Township property.

The proposed exploration program proposed by Micon in 2004 for the Hastings Highlands Resources

Ltd. Property would consist of compilation, surface exploration, drilling, resource calculations and

reporting leading to a scoping study. The cost of the program would have been carried out over a two

year period starting in 2004 and was estimated at $3,200,000. This budget included the following:

1) General: project management and reporting of $195,000.

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2) Compilation that will include new downhole survey data from the historical drilling, digitizing

all available data and surveys and planning the next drill program. The 70 drill holes from 1969-

1970 are available for relogging and sampling and the hole locations are known as most collars

remain and were surveyed precisely. The surface exploration program will concentrate its search

along the eastern contact of the Thanet Complex and along strike from both the North and South

Zones. Re-establishment of the grid lines, prospecting, geological mapping, stripping and

trenching, geochemical and geophysical surveys will make up the components of the proposed

work. The anticipated budget for this program is $600,000.

3) The aim of the exploration drilling program will be to support a new resource calculation for the

nickel-copper mineralization in the North and South Zones and any new targets generated by the

proposed exploration. The anticipated budget for this program is $2,005,000.

4) A new resource calculation will need the downhole survey data from as many historical drill

holes as possible along with consistent drill logs of the stratigraphy and collar coordinates and

azimuths. Other necessary information will be outlined at a later date in cooperation with the

qualified person responsible for the resource report. The anticipated budget for this program is

$380,000.

The entire scoping study and property evaluation comes to $3,180,000 as presented by Micon in 2004

and agreed with by the author, but revised in 2015 to $4 million to account for inflation (Table 4).

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Table 4

Micon 2004 Budget Adjusted to 2015 Dollars

Activity $ Amounts $ Amounts General: Project Manager 190,000 Reporting Expenses 50,000 Sub-total: 240,000

Surface Exploration Program: Restore 2004 cut grid 50,000 Geological Mapping & Sampling 62,000 Stripping & Trenching 50,000 Geochemical Surveys 250,000

,000

Geophysical Surveys (TEM) 380,000 Transportation & Accommodation 30,000 Sub-total: 822,000

Exploration Drilling Program: Diamond Drilling (20,000m @ $100/m) 2,000,000 Assaying (10,000 samples @ $30 ea.) 300,000 QA/QC program (1,000 samples @ $30 ea.) 30,000 Core Logging / Sampling 140,000 Transportation & Field Expenses 75,000 Sub-total: 2,545,000

Resource Estimate Program: Surveying old collars 10,000 Downhole deviation surveying 80,000 Re-assay existing pulps (2,500 samples @ $30 ea) 75,000 Re-logging of historical core 100,000 Database Development 50,000 Consulting Fees (Resource Estimate & Metallurgy) 25,000 Metallurgical Testing 16,000 Scoping Study 40,000 Transportation & Accommodation 10,000 Sub-total: 406,000

GRAND TOTAL: 4,000,000

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ITEM 27: REFERENCES

Buchan, Kenneth L., 1978: Magnetic overprinting in the Thanet gabbro complex, Ontario Geophysics Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada.

Derry, Michener & Booth, 1971: Report on Ore reserves, February 16, 1971: Long Lac Mineral

Exploration Limited, Limerick Township, Ontario. 9p.

Dimitrieff, G. 1973: Limerick; Co. Rept. Long Lac. Mineral Exploration Ltd. 5p.

Holland, C. 1962: Report on the Limerick Nickel property, Limerick Township, Hastings County Co.

Rept. Macassa Gold Mines Ltd. 7p.

LeAnderson, P. James, Munoz, James L. 1987: Relationship Between Rock Type, Metamorphic Grade

and Fluid Phase Composition in the Grenville Supergroup, Limerick Township, Ontario in Canadian

Mineralogist, Volume 25, pp. 485-498 (1987).

Lumbers, S. B. 1969: Geology of Limerick and Tudor Townships, Hastings County. Ont. Dept. Mines

Geol. Rept. No. 67, 110p.

McBride, D. E. 1976: The Structure and Stratigraphy of the Heath Steele Mines B Zone, Newcastle,

New Brunswick> Unpub. PhD Thesis, Univ. of New Brunswick, 256p.

McBride, D. E. 2000: Limerick Township Nickel-Copper Deposit; Abs. Ann. Meeting, Ontario

Prospector’s Association.

McBride, D. E. 2011: Report on the Geological Mapping of Claim 4209871, Limerick Twp.

Assessment Files, MNDM.

McBride, D. E. 2015: Proposal for the Exploration and Development of the Hastings Highlands Nickel-

Copper Deposit, Southern Ontario. Internal Company Report.

Moore, W. A. 1970: Limerick Study Report: Co. Rept. Macassa Gold Mines Limited, 8p.

Pressacco, R. 2004: A review of the Nickel-Copper Mineralization at the Limerick property, Limerick

Township, Ontario, Canada, NTS 31 C/13; Limerick Mines report on SEDAR.

Thompson, B. A. 1963: Report Covering Proposed Mining Methods, Cost Estimates and Development

and Mining Schedules for Limerick Property: Macassa Gold Mines Limited, Bicroft Division, 77.

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CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFIED PERSON

I, Robert T. Chataway, P.Geo. of 139 Peter St, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7A 5H6 am a Consulting

Geologist.

I am the sole author of the Report “Technical Report on the Hastings Highlands Resources Ltd Nickel-

Copper Property in Limerick Township, Ontario” dated November 28, 2015.

My experience in exploration over 45 years includes projects in similar geology and mineralization

including the Proterozoic Mid-Continental Rift deposits such as Great Lakes Nickel, Marathon Deposit

(Stillwater Mining), North American Palladium, and several properties near Lansdown House, On. I am

a Practicing Member of the Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (P.Geo.). I have read the requirements

to be a “Qualified Person” and feel that I am a Qualified Person.

On October 8, 2015, the author visited the property with D. McBride (Hastings Highlands Resources

Ltd) and spent the day visiting outcrops, the core shack, several historical drill collars, property survey

pins and a look at some of the regional geology.

The author is responsible for all sections in the report.

The author is considered independent of the issuer (a private company at time of report) according to

Section 1.5.

The author has had no prior involvement with the property that is the subject of the technical report.

The author declares he has read the Instrument NI 43-101and the technical report and that it has been

prepared in compliance with this Instrument.

As of the effective date of the technical report, November 28, 2015, to the best of my knowledge,

information, and belief the technical report contains all scientific and technical information that is

required to be disclosed to make the technical report not misleading.

Original Signed:

Robert T. Chataway, P.Geo.

Effective Date: November 28, 2015

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