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1 LAKE SHORE GOLD CORP. TD Securities Site Visit October 22, 2014
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L A K E S H O R E G O L D C O R P.

TD Securities Site Visit October 22, 2014

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Information included in this presentation relating to the Company's expected production levels, production growth, costs, cash flows, economic returns, exploration activities, potential for increasing resources, project expenditures and business plans are "forward-looking statements" or "forward-looking information" within the meaning of certain securities laws, including under the provisions of Canadian provincial securities laws and under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are referred to herein as "forward-looking statements." The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements represent management's best judgment based on current facts and assumptions that management considers reasonable, including that operating and capital plans will not be disrupted by issues such as mechanical failure, unavailability of parts, labour disturbances, interruption in transportation or utilities, or adverse weather conditions, that there are no material unanticipated variations in budgeted costs, that contractors will complete projects according to schedule, and that actual mineralization on properties will be consistent with models and will not be less than identified mineral reserves. The Company makes no representation that reasonable business people in possession of the same information would reach the same conclusions. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. In particular, delays in development or mining and fluctuations in the price of gold or in currency markets could prevent the Company from achieving its targets. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. More information about risks and uncertainties affecting the Company and its business is available in the Company's most recent Annual Information Form and other regulatory filings with the Canadian Securities Administrators, which are posted on sedar at www.sedar.com, or the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 40-F and other regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

QUALITY CONTROL

Lake Shore Gold has a quality control program to ensure best practices in the sampling and analysis of drill core. A total of three Quality Control samples consisting of 1 blank, 1 certified standard and 1 reject duplicate are inserted into groups of 20 drill core samples. The blanks and the certified standards are checked to be within acceptable limits prior to being accepted into the GEMS SQL database. Routine assays have been completed using a standard fire assay with a 30-gram aliquot. For samples that return a value greater than three grams per tonne gold on exploration projects and greater than 10 gpt at the Timmins mine and Thunder Creek underground project, the remaining pulp is taken and fire assayed with a gravimetric finish. Select zones with visible gold are typically tested by pulp metallic analysis on some projects. NQ size drill core is saw cut and half the drill core is sampled in standard intervals. The remaining half of the core is stored in a secure location. The drill core is transported in security-sealed bags for preparation at ALS Chemex Prep Lab located in Timmins, Ontario, and the pulps shipped to ALS Chemex Assay Laboratory in Vancouver, B.C. ALS Chemex is an ISO 9001-2000 registered laboratory preparing for ISO 17025 certification.

QUALIFIED PERSON

Scientific and technical information related to mine production and reserves contained in this presentation has been reviewed and approved by Natasha Vaz, P.Eng., Vice-President, Technical Services, who is an employee of Lake Shore Gold Corp., and a “qualified person” as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”).

Scientific and technical information related to resources, drilling and all matters involving mine production geology, as well as exploration drilling, contained in this presentation, or source material for this presentation, was reviewed and approved by Eric Kallio, P.Geo., Vice-President, Exploration. Mr. Kallio is an employee of Lake Shore Gold Corp., and is a “qualified person” as defined by NI 43-101.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Holloway

St. Andrew

Holt

St. Andrew

Hislop

St. Andrew

Hoyle Pond

Goldcorp

Pamour (PJV)

Goldcorp

Kirkland Lake Gold Mine

Kirkland Lake Gold

Canadian

Malartic

Osisko

Goldex

Agnico-Eagle

Lac-Herbin

Alexis

Lapa

Agnico-Eagle

Bousquet-LaRonde

Agnico-Eagle

Doyon, Westwood

IAMGOLD

Kirkland Lake

47 Moz

Rouyn-

Noranda

19 Moz

Cadillac

18 Moz

Malartic

9 Moz

Val d’Or

18 Moz

Larder Lake-Cadillac

Fault Zone

Destor-Porcupine

Fault Zone

Timmins West

Complex

Ontario Quebec

Upper Beaver

Osisko

McGarry

Armistice

Dome Mine

Goldcorp

City of Timmins

71 Moz Matheson

Black Fox

Brigus

Paymaster Shaft

Placer Dome (Barrick)

Bell Creek

Complex

Macassa

Kirkland Lake Gold

South Claims

Kirkland Lake Gold

Taylor

St. Andrew

Young-Davidson

AuRico

ON

QC

Timmins

Other Mines

Town

Goldcorp Porcupine Assets

Lake Shore Gold Assets

20km

Porcupine

Goldcorp

Fenn-Gib

Timmins Camp: A World leading Gold Region

Abitibi Greenstone Belt

Over 200M ozs Au mined & current resources

Favourable geology, good infrastructure

Supportive government policies

Highly skilled labour force 3

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Lake Shore Gold: Low-Cost Canadian Gold Producer

Two producing mines and a central mill

Annual production of +/- 180,000 oz(1)

• 142,500 oz in 9M/14 • 46,500 oz in Q3/14

Total cash costs(2) <US$700/oz(1), All-in sustaining costs(2) <US$1,000/oz(1)

• 9M/14 total cash costs US$588/oz (US$595/oz in Q3/14)

• 9M/14 all-in sustaining costs US$862/oz (US$862/oz in Q3/14)

Generating net free cash flow

Attractive 100% owned growth projects (1) Example of forward-looking information (2) Example of Non-GAAP measure, see Slide 28 for more information

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200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

US$/oz

All-in Sustaining Costs Cash Operating Costs

LSG: A Leading Low-Cost Producer

LSG 2014 TCC

guidance (Low end)

LSG 2014 AISC

guidance (Low end)

Q2/14 All-In Sustaining Costs (“AISC”) & Total Cash Costs (“TCC”)

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0.0

4.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

20.0 P/2014 CFPS (Consensus)(2)

LSG – Valuation Upside(1)

(1) Examples of forward-looking information (2) Source: TD Securities, Precious Metals Outlook (September 23/14), share prices updated for close on September 30/14

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0.0

4.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

EV/2014 EBITDA (Consensus)(2)

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LSG’s Strategy for Growing Value(1)

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Increase valuation for current business

• Timmins West Complex

• Bell Creek Complex

• Fenn-Gib

Advance wholly owned projects to realize value

Establish LSG once again as a leading exploration story

• Consistently deliver strong operating results

• Build cash position through strong internal cash generation

• Reduce debt to grow value for equity holders

• Grow resources and reserves and extend mine life

(1) Example of Forward Looking Information

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10

20

30

40

50

60

70

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34 39

53

67

Cash & Bullion ($ Millions)

Cash and bullion increased @ $33M in 2014

@$40M of debt repaid since beginning of 2013

Secured debt outstanding includes: • $11 million gold-linked note

• $20 million line of credit

$103.5 million convertible debenture • Convertible at $1.40/share

• Due September 2017

• TSX: LSG.DB - $101.74 at Oct. 2/14

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Strong Growth in Cash Position

Low all-in unit costs provide significant leverage to gold price

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Timmins West Complex

2,000 Lv

UM and FW structures extended to 2,400 m

Timmins West Mine

1,000 Lv

500 Lv

Open Open Open Open Open

Timmins Deposit Thunder Creek 144

6 km TC – 144 Trend 6 km Gold River Trend

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Timmins West Mine

Timmins Deposit

Thunder Creek

270 Access Level

730 Access Level

260 Level

525 Level

650 Level

05,000

10,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,000

Q3/13 Q4/13 Q1/14 Q2/14 Q3/14

22,600

41,600

34,000

41,900

35,000

(Ounces)

Quarterly Production

(1) Example of Forward Looking Information (2) See press release dated March 18, 2014 for review of estimates and assumptions relating to reserves and resources (3) Resources are inclusive of reserves

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Produced 110,800 oz in 9M/14 (719,400 tonnes @ 4.9 gpt), 35,000 ounces in Q3/14

Targeting at least 140,000 oz in 2014(1)

March 2014 probable reserve estimate includes 3.3 million tonnes at average grade of 4.6 gpt for 492,200 oz(2)

Large resource base(3) to support new reserves and extend mine life

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Timmins Deposit Looking East Recent Operating/Capital Drilling Focused from 830 L to 1,125 L

830mLv

870 mLv

FW UM5

11

S2

1,125mLv

Focus for Q1,Q2

Focus for Q3 and Q4

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590mL

660mL

765mL

Thunder Creek Looking East – Recent Operating & Capital Drilling focus on 765 L to 890 L & 590 to 465 L

890mL

Focus for Q3,Q4

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Focus for Q1-Q2

465mL

Q3,Q4 driling

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Target area

Timmins West Mine Drilling for New Resources

Target area

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Timmins West Mine High-Grade Intercepts in High-Potential S2 Fold Nose Target

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1.6 kms

Open

Syenite Intrusives

Thunder Creek

144 North 144 South Timmins Deposit

TC-144 Gap 144SW

* View looking to northwest

1km Lv

HWY-12-43 5.10 gpt/3.0m

Incl. 10.35 gpt/1.0m

3.33 gpt/6.9m

And 10.18 gpt/1.7m

HWY-11-19 1.02/51.65m

Incl.3.28/4.65m.

And 5.14 gpt/3.0m

HWY-11-28 12.60 gpt/1.3m

1.30 gpt/57.7m

Incl. 4.06 gpt/7.6m

HWY-12-45 2.01 gpt/41.7m

Incl. 14.76 gpt/3.0m

770 m

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HWY-10-85A 8.02 gpt/2.00m

Exploration Target

NEW HOLE

OCTOBER 2014

HWY-14-48

5.37 gpt/46.0m

Incl. 21.87 gpt/6.0m

And 12.54 gpt/4.40m

HWY-12-40 13.54 gpt/2.0m

6.07 gpt/3.0m

144 – High Potential Exploration Target Pursuing Continuation of Key Sedimentary/Volcanic Structure

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Thunder Creek & 144 Gap Potential for Multiple Lenses of Gold Mineralization

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144 – High Potential Exploration Target Pursuing Continuation of Key Sedimentary/Volcanic Structure

October 2014 Hole HWY-14-48

5.37/46.00m

Incl. 21.87/6.00m

And 12.54/4.40m

4.06/5.10m

Incl. 32.30/0.30m

And 21.00/0.40m

5.76/1.20m

3.49/2.40m

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Gold River: Shallow Resource & High-Grade Core

2.5 km long mineralized trend

Two deposits, both within 4 km of Timmins West Mine

Over a million ounces in resource, majority within 400 m from surface

High-grade core in East Deposit 310,900 oz (986,000 tonnes @ 9.81 gpt) between 400 and 800 m(1)

Excellent potential for resource expansion and new discoveries

Timmins West Mine

Surface drill at Gold River

4 kms

Current Reserves & Resources

Resource Tonnes Grade Ounces

Indicated 690,000 5.3 117,000

Inferred 5,273,000 6.1 1,028,000

(1) Included in inferred resources

G o l d R i v e r T r e n d

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600 L

750 L

1,050 L

1,200 L

Bell Creek Mine Marlhill

Vogel

Hoyle Pond Mine

Wetmore

900 L

Open

Bell Creek Complex

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Bell Creek Mine

(1) Example of Forward Looking Information (2) See press release dated March 18, 2014 for review of estimates and assumpitons relating to

reserves and resources.

Produced 31,700 oz in H1/14 (129,000 tonnes @ 5.3 gpt)

Targeting at least 40,000 oz in 2014(1)

Significant potential for growth at depth

March 2014 probable reserve estimate of 707,000 tonnes at 4.7 gpt for 106,600 oz, all above 775 Level(2)

672,000 oz M&I resources, 872,000 oz inferred(3)(4)

Bell Creek Mine Shaft

Deep Zone

Potential shaft

extension

20 (3) M&I: 4.5M tonnes @ 4.6 gpt; Inferred: 5.9M tonnes @ 4.6 gpt (4) M&I resources inclusive of reserves

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2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

Q3/13 Q4/13 Q1/14 Q2/14 Q3/14

6,300

10,100 10,700 10,400 10,600

(Ounces)

Quarterly Production

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775mL

875mL

1025mL

700mL

Link Zone Axis

260,000 oz M&I @ 5.9 gpt(1)

130,000 oz Inferred @ 5.1 gpt(1)

Current Mining

Labine Deep Zone

Bottom of current reserve

Bell Creek Labine Deep Zone Initially targeting 390,000 oz of Resources 775 L to 1,050 L

(1) Includes M&I resources of 260,000 oz (1.4M tonnes @ 5.9 gpt) and inferred resources of 130,000 oz (795,000 tonnes @ 5.1 gpt)

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Bell Creek Labine Deep Zone Recent Drill Results Highlight Potential to Grow Reserves

BC730-1030

8.45/2.20

BC730-1026

7.57/2.90

BC610-977

7.60/2.90

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BC730-874A

6.92/6.70

BC730-927C

6.83/7.80

BC700-922A

6.64/13.20

BC700-917A

6.15/6.50

BC715-881

12.58/4.40

BC745-939B

12.68/18.50

BC745-889

6.04/13.00

BC745-893

10.36/10.50

BC610-973a

8.12/3.30

BC610-975

3.09/23.30

Incl. 6.81/7.40

B610-983

9.79/9.60

B610-984

5.60/16.90

BC610-985

9.98/10.30

20.32/2.2

BC700-916

7.76/6.00

Mineralized Trend

Key Intercepts

Hole GPT Metres

730-1028 10.10 7.6

730-1025 8.55 3.5

745-939B 12.68 18.5

745-893 10.36 10.5

745-889 6.04 13.0

610-985 9.98 20.32

10.3 2.2

610-984 5.60 16.9

610-983 9.79 9.6

610-975 3.09 23.3

BC730-1028

10.10/7.60 BC730-1025

8.55/3.50

BC745-878

6.15/5.40

BC610-1000B

4.38/3.00

BC610-998

7.62/2.30

775mL

925mL

1050mL

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(1) Example of Forward Looking Information

Fenn-Gib – near surface resource with potential for ~200k oz/year (1)

Potential open pit with low strip ratio

Option for small starter pit

200 m extensions to north, east & to depth

Additional exploration targets identified

Fenn-Gib: Potential Large-Scale Open Pit

Current Reserves & Resources

Resource Tonnes Grade Ounces

Indicated 40,800,000 0.99 1,300,000

Inferred 24,500,000 0.95 750,000

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Achieving key production & cost targets

Generating free cash flow, building capital strength

Production & growth in a low-risk jurisdiction

Increasing valuation of current business

Advancing wholly owned projects to realize value

Establishing LSG as a leading exploration story

LSG: An Attractive Investment with Valuation Upside

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Valuation Strategy

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APPENDIX

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Equity $ Millions

Share capital 1,021

Equity portion of convertible debentures 15

Reserves 32

Deficit (614)

Total Equity 454

Balance Sheet – June 30, 2014

Assets $ Millions

Cash and cash equivalents 53

Other current assets 26

Total current assets 79

Non-current assets 538

Total Assets 617

Liabilities $ Millions

Accounts payable & accrued liabilities 21

Current portion of long-term debt 13

Other current liabilities 8

Total current liabilities 42

Long-term debt 105

Other non-current liabilities 16

Total non-current liabilities 121

Total Liabilities 163

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Probable Reserves(1) Tonnes Au Grade (g/t) Contained Ounces

Timmins West Mine 3,332,000 4.6 492,200

Bell Creek Mine 707,000 4.7 106,600

Total 4,039,000 4.6 598,800

Measured & Indicated(2) Tonnes Au Grade (g/t) Contained Ounces

Timmins West Mine 4,364,000 5.1 715,000

Gold River 690,000 5.3 117,000

Bell Creek Mine 4,542,000 4.6 672,000

Vogel 2,219,000 1.75(3) 125,000

Marlhill 395,000 4.5 57,000

Fenn Gib 40,800,000 0.99(3) 1,300,000

Total 2,985,000

Inferred Tonnes Au Grade (g/t) Contained Ounces

Timmins West Mine 2,939,000 5.5 516,000

Gold River 5,273,000 6.1 1,028,000

Bell Creek Mine 5,935,000 4.6 872,000

Vogel 1,459,000 3.60(4) 169,000

Fenn-Gib 24,500,000 0.95(3) 750,000

Total 3,335,000 (1) Reserves as at March 2014 and calculated using average price of US$1,100/oz (2) Resources are inclusive of reserves (3) Open-pit resources (4) Combination of underground

and open-pit resources. See press release dated March 18, 2014 for details of assumptions and estimates used in reserve and resource calculations for Timmins West Mine and Bell Creek Mine. See www.lsgold.com for estimates and assumptions relating to resources at other properties

Reserves & Resources

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Cash Operating Costs per Ounce

Cash operating cost per ounce is a Non-GAAP measure. In the gold mining industry, cash operating cost per ounce is a common performance measure but does not have any standardized meaning. Cash operating costs per ounce are based on ounces sold and are derived from amounts included in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (Income) and include mine site operating costs such as mining, processing and administration, but exclude depreciation, depletion and share-based payment expenses and reclamation costs. The Company discloses cash cost per ounce as it believes this measure provides valuable assistance to investors and analysts in evaluating the Company’s performance and ability to generate cash flow. This measure should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures prepared in accordance with GAAP such as total production costs.

All-In Sustaining Costs per Ounce

Effective the second quarter 2013, the Company has adopted a total all-in sustaining cost (“AISC”) performance measure. AISC is a Non-GAAP measure. The measure is intended to assist readers in evaluating the total costs of producing gold from current operations. While there is no standardized meaning across the industry for this measure, the Company’s definition conforms to the AISC definition as set out by the World Gold Council in its guidance note dated June 27, 2013. The Company defines all-in sustaining cost as the sum of cash costs from mine operations, sustaining capital (capital required to maintain current operations at existing levels), corporate general and administrative expenses, in-mine exploration expenses and reclamation cost accretion related to current operations. All-in sustaining cost excludes growth capital, reclamation cost accretion not related to current operations and interest and other financing costs.

Non-GAAP Measures(1)

(1) More information about cash operating costs and all-in sustaining costs and other Non-GAAP measures, including reconciliations of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, is provided on pages 18 and 19 of the Company’s second quarter and first half 2014 Management’s Discussion & Analysis, which is posted at www.sedar.com and on the Company’s website at www.lsgold.com.


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