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  • Report to:

    Panoro Minerals Ltd.

    Technical Report and Resource Estimate of the Antilla Copper-Molybdenum Project, Peru

    Document No. 1397600100-REP-R0001-06

  • Report to:

    PANORO MINERALS LTD.

    TECHNICAL REPORT AND RESOURCE ESTIMATE OF THE ANTILLA COPPER-MOLYBDENUM PROJECT, PERU

    EFFECTIVE DATE: DECEMBER 16, 2013 AMENDED DATE: JULY 7, 2014

    Prepared by Paul Daigle, P.Geo. Jianhui (John) Huang, Ph.D., P.Eng. PM/admin

    350 Bay Street, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2S8 Phone: 416-368-9080 Fax: 416-368-1963

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    T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

    1.0 SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND PROPERTY DESCRIPTION ............................................................... 1 1.2 GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION .................................................................................. 1 1.3 EXPLORATION AND DRILLING ...................................................................................... 2 1.4 RESOURCE ESTIMATE ................................................................................................. 3 1.5 RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................................. 4

    2.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 6 2.1 TERMS OF REFERENCE AND PURPOSE OF REPORT ........................................................ 6 2.2 INFORMATION AND DATA SOURCES .............................................................................. 6 2.3 TETRA TECH QP SITE VISIT ......................................................................................... 6

    3.0 RELIANCE ON OTHER EXPERTS ......................................................................... 7

    4.0 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION ......................................................... 8 4.1 LOCATION ................................................................................................................. 8 4.2 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................... 10

    4.2.1 ANTILLA JV AGREEMENT, 2010 ............................................................... 11 4.3 SURFACE RIGHTS ................................................................................................... 11 4.4 ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES ................................................................................... 11

    5.0 ACCESSIBILITY, CLIMATE, LOCAL RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND PHYSIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................ 13 5.1 ACCESSIBILITY ........................................................................................................ 13 5.2 CLIMATE ................................................................................................................ 13 5.3 LOCAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................. 14 5.4 INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................................... 14 5.5 PHYSIOGRAPHY ...................................................................................................... 14

    6.0 HISTORY ........................................................................................................... 16 6.1 SOUTHERN PERU COPPER S.A., 1999 ..................................................................... 16 6.2 CORDILLERA DE LAS MINAS S.A., 2002 TO 2005 .................................................... 16

    7.0 GEOLOGICAL SETTING AND MINERALIZATION ................................................. 17 7.1 GEOLOGICAL SETTING ............................................................................................. 17

    7.1.1 REGIONAL GEOLOGY ............................................................................... 17 7.1.2 PROPERTY GEOLOGY ............................................................................... 19 7.1.3 STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY............................................................................ 23

    7.2 MINERALIZATION .................................................................................................... 23 7.2.1 MINERALIZATION STYLE ........................................................................... 23 7.2.2 TRACE ELEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH MINERALIZATION ............................... 25

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    7.2.3 HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION ASSOCIATED WITH MINERALIZATION ............... 25 7.2.4 STRUCTURAL CONTROLS ON MINERALIZATION ............................................ 27 7.2.5 ZONATION OF MINERALIZATION ................................................................. 27

    8.0 DEPOSIT TYPES ................................................................................................ 33

    9.0 EXPLORATION ................................................................................................... 36 9.1 GEOLOGICAL MAPPING ............................................................................................ 36 9.2 GEOCHEMISTRY ...................................................................................................... 36 9.3 GEOPHYSICS .......................................................................................................... 37 9.4 OTHER EXPLORATION TARGETS, 2013 ..................................................................... 42

    10.0 DRILLING .......................................................................................................... 46 10.1 DRILLING, 2003 TO 2010 ..................................................................................... 46

    10.1.1 CDLM DRILL CAMPAIGNS FROM 2003, 2004 AND 2005 ........................ 48 10.1.2 2008 PANORO DRILL CAMPAIGN ............................................................. 48

    10.2 GEOTECHNICAL LOGGING...................................................................................... 50 10.3 GEOLOGICAL LOGGING ............................................................................................ 50

    11.0 SAMPLE PREPARATION, ANALYSES AND SECURITY ........................................ 52 11.1 CDLM DRILL CAMPAIGNS FROM 2003, 2004 AND 2005 ....................................... 52 11.2 PANORO 2008 DRILL CAMPAIGN ............................................................................ 52 11.3 CDLM ASSAYING ................................................................................................... 53 11.4 PANORO 2008 DRILL CAMPAIGN ASSAYING ............................................................. 53

    11.4.1 QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL DATA .......................................... 54 11.4.2 PETROGRAPHIC STUDY, 2008 ................................................................. 56

    11.5 DENSITY DETERMINATIONS ...................................................................................... 56

    12.0 DATA VERIFICATION ......................................................................................... 59 12.1 TETRA TECH DATA VERIFICATION .............................................................................. 59

    12.1.1 COLLAR DATA ......................................................................................... 59 12.1.2 LITHOLOGY DATA .................................................................................... 59 12.1.3 ASSAY DATA ........................................................................................... 59 12.1.4 DOWNHOLE SURVEY DATA ....................................................................... 59

    12.2 SITE VISIT .............................................................................................................. 60 12.2.1 PROJECT SITE AND DRILLHOLE LOCATIONS ................................................ 60 12.2.2 CORE STORAGE WAREHOUSE, CUSCO ....................................................... 64 12.2.3 CHECK SAMPLES .................................................................................... 65

    13.0 MINERAL PROCESSING AND METALLURGICAL TESTING ................................. 68 13.1 LAURION, 2006 ..................................................................................................... 68 13.2 INSPECTORATE, 2011 ............................................................................................ 68 13.3 CERTIMIN, 2013 ................................................................................................... 69

    13.3.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 69 13.3.2 HEAD ASSAY........................................................................................... 69 13.3.3 PRELIMINARY COMMINUTION TEST WORK ................................................. 69 13.3.4 FLOTATION TEST WORK ........................................................................... 69 13.3.5 OTHER TEST WORK ................................................................................. 77

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    13.3.6 DISCUSSIONS ......................................................................................... 79

    14.0 MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES .................................................................... 80 14.1 DATABASE ............................................................................................................. 80

    14.1.1 SPECIFIC GRAVITY ................................................................................... 80 14.2 EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS ...................................................