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TSX.V: TGD THE NEWEST DIAMOND PROJECT GENERATOR & DEVELOPER July, 2015 (Trigold Resources Inc. name change pending to Trilogy Diamonds) 1
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THE NEWEST DIAMOND PROJECT GENERATOR & DEVELOPER

July, 2015

(Trigold Resources Inc. name change pending to Trilogy Diamonds)

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Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements and/or graphics in the Company’s press releases, web site information and corporate displays, among others,constitute “forward-looking statements”. These statements are based on information currently available to the Company and theCompany provides no assurance that actual results will meet management’s expectations. Forward-looking statements includeestimates and statements that describe the Company’s future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that theCompany or management expects a stated condition or result to occur. Forward-looking statements may be identified by terms such as“believes”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “estimates”, “may”, “could”, “would”, “will”, or “plan”, or their conditional or future forms. Sinceforward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involveinherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results relating to, among other things, results of exploration, project development,reclamation and capital costs of the Company’s mineral properties, and the Company’s financial condition and prospects, could differmaterially from those currently anticipated in such statements for many reasons such as: changes in general economic conditions andconditions in the financial markets; changes in demand and prices for minerals; litigation, legislative, environmental and other judicial,regulatory, political and competitive developments; technological and operational difficulties encountered in connection with theactivities of the Company; and other matters discussed in this presentation. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect anyof the Company’s forward-looking statements. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not placeundue reliance on the Company’s forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward lookingstatement that may be made from time to time by the Company or on its behalf, except if required to do so by applicable securitieslaws. You are cautioned not to place any undue reliance on any forward-looking statement.

Forward-looking statements or information related to Exploration.

Relating to exploration, the identification of exploration targets and any implied future investigation of such targets on the basis ofspecific geological, geochemical and geophysical evidence or trends are future-looking and subject to a variety of possible outcomeswhich may or may not include the discovery, or extension, or termination of mineralization. Further, areas around known mineralizedintersections or surface showings may be marked by wording such as “open”, “untested”, “possible extension” or “explorationpotential” or by symbols such as “?”. Such wording or symbols should not be construed as a certainty that mineralization continues orthat the character of mineralization (e.g. grade or thickness) will remain consistent from a known and measured data point. The keyrisks related to exploration in general are that chances of identifying economical reserves are extremely small.

The presentation contains historical exploration data that have not been verified by Trilogy Diamonds/Trigold Resources Inc. and maynot be accurate or complete, and therefore the information should not be relied upon.

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Disclaimer

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Jericho Mine

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The Company

Trilogy Diamonds is a Project Generator & Developer company based in Vancouver, Canada

2 diamond projects on over 1,150km2 in Nunavut, Canada within the North Slave Diamond-Bearing Craton (DeBeers, Rio Tinto, BHP, Dominion)

Experienced and proven mineral exploration & development team

Share Structure

Issued & Outstanding 14,460,000

Insiders ~30%

Insiders & Close Associates ~75%

Company Snapshot

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Jim Greig, MBA, BA Geog-President & CEO-20 years mining experience-Project Management-Exploration, development to production expertise

Toby Pierce, MBA , Geol-Director-20 years resource sector experience-European finance & promotion

Sean Mager, B. Com-Director-25 years mining experience-Finance , governance & strategy

Justin Timms, B. Com-CFO-9 years experience-Finance, regulation & reporting

Trilogy Team

Dean Besserer, P. Geol-Vice President Exploration-20 years mining experience-Major diamond expertise

Rory Moore, PHD & P. Geol

-Director

-28 years mining experience

-Major diamond experience and discoveries

Technical Additions (pending)

Mike Dufresne, M.Sc,& P.Geol-Geological Consultant-25 years mining experience-Diamond expert managing major exploration & development projects

Roy Eccles, M.Sc & P.Geol-Geological Consultant-26 years mining experience-Diamond expert managing major exploration & development projects

Anetta Banas, M.Sc & P.Geol-Geological Consultant-20 years diamond experience-Data interpretation & analysis

Apex Geoscience Partnership

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Team Value: Diamond and Mineral Exploration Experts

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Project Generation Based on a Formula for Discovery

Diamond Experts~200 Years

Accumulated Experience

Discovery FormulaScientificProven

MethodicalFocussed

BackyardCanadian Focussed

Experienced Acreage

Untapped Potential

Under ExploredLarge Land Mass

Kimberlites & Diamonds Await

Major ExperienceDe Beers

BHP BillitonStornoway Diamonds

Shear DiamondsIndicator Minerals

KIMMicroprobe

AnalysisGeophysics Drilling

Diamond Bearing

Kimberlite

TGD – Technical Geological Design

Team Experience – Key to Success

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Extensive work to date:

+15,000m of drilling

Mini bulk samples

Extensive till samples

Geophysics (including mag and EM)

Compilation and data review of our Proprietary database has isolated major drill targets including:

6 x Tier 1 positional drill targets at the heads of KIM Trains

15 x Tier 2 targets

Contains advanced targets which are mini-bulk sample or bulk sample ready

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TGD – The Next Project Generator

Under-valued, overlooked and distressed assets

Declining capital has led to low acquisition costs via staking and new permits

High potential assets with proven results

Proven diamond bearing craton

Projects with low holding costs and enormous upside potential

Initial Projects - Canada

Other Project Generation – Where Next ?

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Recent Diamond Acquisitions in Nunavut, Canada

Two projects over eight Prospecting Permits covering 1,150km2

100% Ownership (Agreement signed May, 2015)

Advanced assets

Previous operators include DeBeers Canada & Tahera Diamond Corp.

Established diamond discoveries with new drill ready kimberlite targets identified

Cash & share acquisition cost at ~$175,000

Jurisdiction - Nunavut has settled land claims, AEM’s Meadowbank provides permitting path

District scale opportunity in proven multiple deposit region

Stable jurisdiction

Good grade and size potential

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Key Points

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Location of Canadian Diamond Mines & Trilogy Prospecting Permits

DiavikEkatiSnap Lake

Victor MineOperating Diamond Mine

TGD Prospecting Permits

HOOD RIVER PERMIT10,675Ha

MUSKOX PERMITS104,327Ha

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Jericho Diamond Mine• Formerly producing• 14km east of Muskox

Muskox Kimberlite• Diamond bearing• Good grade• Large resource potential

Contwoyto Target• Drill ready• KIMs & geophysics

completed

Rush Kimberlite• Diamond bearing• Drill ready

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Location – Muskox Permits

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Kimberlite Clusters: 1. Diamond bearing

kimberlites and kimberlite dykes;

2. Unexplained kimberlite indicator mineral (“KIM”) trains identified in glacial till;

3. Unsourced kimberlite float trains; and

4. Unexplained geophysical targets in the vicinity of the heads of known KIM trains.

5. 104,327 hectares across 7 Permits

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Key Results & Work to Date

Muskox kimberliteDimensions of 200m x 215m, historically drilled 58 holes totalling 13,636m of kimberlitePotential for 16.3Mt down to 300m depthLargest diamonds include a 2.73, 2.67 and 1.61 carat stones

Value proposition & opportunitiesPrevious work programs during periods of depressed diamond prices (1990-2006)Led to minimal exploration spends before abandonment Higher historical hurdle rate compared to todayBetter understanding of diamonds in the region, and technical optimization6 x Tier-1 and 15 x Tier-2 high priority drill targets identified across all permit areasDiamond breakage & diamond costing not optimized within the pipeHistorical bulk sample - DMS plant with optimization issuesLow drill recovery (65%), stone breakage (37%) and poor sample spatial distributionDrill program terminated early before completing all holes

Muskox Kimberlite, Unit Sampled Total Carats Total Stones

MKU-A 942.95kg, Caustic Fusion 2005 2.91 30,620

MKU-A >0.85mm, Caustic Fusion 2005 1.62 55

MKU-B 2748.95kg, Caustic Fusion 2005 3.06 42,205

MKU-B >0.85mm, Caustic Fusion 2005 1.07 60

MKU-A 864.8 tonnes, DMS 2006 455.3 13,890

MKU-A 63.1 tonnes, DMS 2006 21.8 69210

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Source: Tahera, 2006

215m

200m

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Muskox Kimberlite

*0.53 CPT in magmatic phase*0.35 CPT in pyroclastic phase

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*Upgrade PotentialGrades based on 65% recovery & 37% diamond breakage

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Location – Hood River Permit

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James River Dyke• Priority target• KIMs & geophysics

completed

Kimberlite Clusters: 1. Tier 1 priority target2. Airborne DIGHEM

resistivity and ground magnetic anomaly

3. Till sampling, geophysical surveys completed during 1999-2001

4. Formerly Aber Resources and Tahera Diamond project

5. Immediate Drill testing required

6. 10,675 hectares across 1 Permit

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Canadian Diamonds versus The World

Canadian Diamonds

>6,500 kimberlites world wide and >770 Kimberlites in Canada

4 operating diamond mines and 3 diamond mines in development & construction

30 years of diamond development in Canada versus 140 years of South African region

Slave Province is one of four primary global diamond metallogenic clusters

The best place to find a mine is beside an existing mine

Our Muskox Kimberlite (100% TGD) is ready for bulk sample with grades at 0.53 cpt

Technical expertise, proprietary database and new techniques will lead to discovery13

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Canada – World Class Diamond Region

Successful, growing region with enormous potential Relative newcomer to global rough diamonds

1991 first diamond bearing kimberlite led to Ekati production in 1998

Diavik is the most valuable diamond mine in the World

2013: Canada was the fifth largest producer of diamonds by weight BUT third by value

Canadian diamond mines: Ekati, Diavik, Snap Lake and Victor

Small tonnage mines BUT high grade

Geologically rich and vast Slave Craton (World Class Diamond Cluster)

Reduced Risk: rule of law, proven, logistics, technical expertise and efficient capital markets

Highly prospective diamond ground now relinquished by others has been identified from our proprietary database

Three new development & construction projects: Gahcho Kue Mine, Star Mine & Renard Mine returning big value

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The Challenge of Finding and Developing New Mines

Time from Discovery to

First Production

Ekati (1998, BHPB, now Dominion) 7 years

Diavik (2002, Rio Tinto/Dominion) 9 years

Victor (2008, De Beers) 20 years

Snap Lake (2008, De Beers) 11 years

Karowe (2012, Lucara) 10 years

Grib (2013, Lukoil) 18 years

Ghaghoo (2014, Gem) 23 years

Renard (2017, Stornoway) 16 years

Gahcho Kué (2017, DeBeers/MPV) 21 years

Bunder (2019, Rio Tinto) 15 Years

Economic kimberlites represent just 1% of all discoveries made since 1870 (1.7% in Canada)

“Tier 1” defined as mines with ultimate reserves greater than US$20B: Jwaneng, Orapa, Mir, Udachnya, Venetia, Catoca, Premiere

Kimberlites Diamondiferous Economic Tier1Discovered

10000

1000

100

10

1

6800

1000

420

65

20

7

875

Kimberlite Discoveries Since 1870 Recent Diamond Mines

Source: Stornoway, De Beers, 2015

CanadaWorld

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Projected Supply Shortfall & Price Increase

Source: WWW International Diamond Consultants Ltd., 2014

Source: Bain, 2014. “Diamonds: Timeless Gems in a Changing World“

Rough Diamond Demand & Supply

Strong Fundamentals

Prices increasing since 2004

Growth in diamond demand will require new mines

Rough diamond demand growth is at 4-5% annualized rate

Demand - supply gap widens significantly in 2019

Rough diamond demand fuelled by US, China & India

No major new mines within the last 20 years

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Creating opportunities

Proven and seasoned resource sector professionals

Track record of advancing exploration projects through to production scenarios

Focussed diamond expertise on familiar ground

Apex Geoscience partnership: Canadian diamond experts

Tight share structure with no debt

Low acquisition cost with advanced projects

Early mover advantage and an opportunity to enter on the ground floor

International promotion and finance based out of London

Strong insider ownership & participation

Trilogy Team Value Proposition

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Q2, 2015 Deal

Complete

Q2, 2015 Financing

Q3, 2015 Field

Program

Q4, 2015Additional

Acquisitions

2016 Drill Priority

Targets

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12 Month Plan & Schedule

Growth Plan & Near-Term NewsTarget existing & new kimberlitesConsolidate Jericho-Muskox area groundAcquire additional projectsExploration on value added work programsJoint venture projectsExploration Permits granted & 43-101 Geological ReportField program, sample & confirmatory test results2016 bulk sample program & kimberlite drill targets

Focussed on Value Added Results at Minimal Cost

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Contact Us

Jim Greig, President & CEO

Web: www.trigoldexploration.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +1 778 788 2745 (Canada)

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Appendix

Supplemental Information

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Trilogy Team

Management

Jim Greig, President & CEO, DirectorMr. Greig currently serves as CFO & Director at Crest Petroleum. Recently at Keegan Resources Inc. (now Asanko Gold) he was part ofthe mine development team advancing the 5 million ounce Esaase Gold Project. With near 20 years in the resource sector, he bringscomprehensive experience in exploration, development and mineral production. Selected engagements within the resource sectorinclude the Hunter-Dickinson Group, Kennecott Canada, Breakwater Resources Ltd and Stantec Engineering. Mr. Greig holds an MBAfrom the University of Calgary and a BA Geography from Carleton University.

Justin Timms, CFOMr. Timms has been involved in the financial management, governance and reporting of publicly-listed mineral exploration andmining companies operating in North and South America, Australia and Africa for over 9 years. He currently serves as the CFO atAltiplano Minerals Ltd. His prior experience includes serving as a controller for a start-up drilling services company operating in NorthAmerica. Justin is a graduate of Accounting and Strategic Measurement from Grant MacEwan University.

Directors

Sean MagerMr. Mager has over twenty years of experience in management and governance of private and public enterprises. He has served asPresident, Vice President, Director, Advisor and/or Chief Financial Officer for several TSXV and ASX listed companies, including NorthCountry Gold Corp, Niblack Mineral Development Inc, Brilliant Resources Inc, Graphite One Resources Inc, Kaminak Gold Corp,Indicator Minerals Inc, Corsa Coal Corp, Altiplano Minerals Ltd and Grizzly Discoveries Inc.

Toby PierceMr. Pierce is currently CEO at Tag Oil Inc. Most recently he was a Partner & Senior Analyst with GMP Securities (London, U.K.) andprior to GMP served as Director of Institutional Research at Tristone Capital (London, U.K.) since 2005. Previous technicalengagements include well-site geology across the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and mineral exploration across North andLatin America. Mr. Pierce brings strong geological and financial understanding within resource sectors. Mr. Pierce holds an MBA fromthe Rotman School of Business and a BSc in Earth Sciences from the University of Victoria. Further, Mr. Pierce is currently a director atNorth Country Gold, Crest Petroleum, Jordan Energy and Mining Ltd (private) and Chelsea Oil & Gas.

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Pending Management & Board Additions

Dean Besserer, Vice President Exploration, DirectorMr. Besserer is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario (1995), was a geological consultant from 1994 until 2011 and formerprincipal and Managing Director of APEX Geoscience Ltd., a geological consulting firm with offices in Canada and AustraliaHis morethan 20 years of experience in mineral exploration includes managing exploration campaigns and conducting property evaluations inCanada, USA, Australia, Russia, South East Asia, South and Central America and Africa for numerous major and junior miningcompanies for commodities including gold, base metals, graphite and diamonds. This includes managing diamond projects withannual budgets in excess of $10M annually from discovery to bulk sample on behalf of Debeers, BHP Diamonds, StornowayDiamond Corp., Shear Minerals Ltd., Indicator Minerals, Ashton Mining, Vaaldium Resources, Grizzly Diamonds, Hunter Exploration,Marum Resources, and New Blue Diamonds, . in Canada, US, S.Africa and Australia.

Rory Moore, Independent DirectorMr. Moore is an exploration geologist with 28 years of international experience in mineral exploration and management. Hecompleted a PhD in Geochemistry at the University of Cape Town, South Africa in the 1986 after which he spent a number of years asa post-doctoral researcher. In the early 1990’s Rory (together with Dr. John Gurney) served as the primary geological consultants toDiaMet Minerals in the lead-up to the discovery of Canada’s first diamond mine (Ekati). He went on to establish and manage the highlysuccessful diamond exploration team for BHP Minerals that was responsible for the exploration and evaluation of the Ekati Mine. Overthe following several years Rory held a succession of senior executive positions with BHP ultimately being responsible for BHP’sexploration effort for diamonds, coal and industrial minerals worldwide. After a five year stint running a publicly listed junior mineralexploration company (Canabrava Diamond Corporation), Rory served as the CEO of the MSGroup, a group of private companies thatoffer specialist consulting and laboratory services to the mineral exploration industry.

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Apex Geoscience Technical Partnership

Roy Eccles, M.Sc, B.Sc, P. GeolMr. Eccles obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. at the universities of Manitoba and Alberta completing a thesis on the Petrogenesis of theNorthern Alberta Kimberlite Province. He is a practicing professional geologist (P.Geol.) with the Association of Professional Engineersand Geoscientists of Alberta. Roy has over 26 years of mineral exploration experience encompassing a wide range of geologicalprocesses (mantle dynamics through to biogeochemical orientation surveys) and commodities including diamond, iron, precious &base and rare-metals. As a 25-year employee with the Manitoba and Alberta geological surveys, Roy has a productive publicationrecord including over 70 published manuscripts and 75 oral presentations and is internationally recognized for research on andknowledge of the geology and economic mineral potential of the Canadian Shield and the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.

Michael Dufresne, M.Sc, B.Sc, P.GeolMr. Dufresne received his B.Sc. in Geology from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 1983 and his M.Sc. in EconomicGeology from the University of Alberta in 1987. He is a registered Professional Geologist (P.Geol.) with the Association of ProfessionalEngineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) since 1989. Mr. Dufresne is the President and a principal of APEX Geoscience Ltd. Hehas worked as a consulting geologist for over 25 years conducting and directing exploration programs for junior and major explorationand mining companies encompassing a variety of commodities and deposit types including diamond, gold (placer and lode), basemetal and industrial minerals in Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Nunavut, Quebec, the Northwest Territories (NWT) andinternationally. Mr. Dufresne has authored numerous Technical Reports for public companies for early to advanced exploration stageprojects including resource work for a variety of commodities and deposit types. He has additionally published extensively on themineral potential of Alberta, as well as the Yukon and Northwest Territories and was first author of "Diamond Potential of Alberta"Alberta Geological Survey Bulletin 63. Mr. Dufresne was personally involved with and part of the exploration teams responsible for thediscovery of the George Lake – Goose Lake gold deposits, Nunavut, the Three Bluffs gold deposit, Nunavut, and the Perseverance golddeposit, which is currently in production, in the Coolgardie area of Western Australia.

Anetta Banas, M.Sc, P. GeolMs. Banas joined APEX in 2006 and is a practicing professional geologist (P.Geol.) with the Association of Professional Engineers andGeoscientists of Alberta (APEGA). She provides geologic consulting services including data interpretation, diamond and diamondinclusion analysis and interpretation, presentations and reporting, including NI 43-101 technical reports and assessment reports, andGIS project management. Her technical expertise includes diamond, gold and base metal deposits. She has been involved in assessingthe exploration potential of kimberlite provinces around the globe including in Canada, Australia and the USA as well as planning andimplementing diamond exploration programs ranging from grassroots to advanced exploration. Ms. Banas obtained her M.Sc. at theUniversity of Alberta completing a thesis on Diamonds and Their Formation.

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Source: Stornoway, De Beers, 2015

Major Diamond Mines and Development Projects Worldwide

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CANADA•Ekati (Dominion)•Diavik (Rio Tinto/Dominion)•Victor, Snap Lake, Gahcho Kué (De Beers)•Renard (Stornoway)•Fort a la Corne (Shore Gold/Newmont)

Lesotho• Letseng (Gem Diamonds)• Kao (Namakwa Diamonds)• Liqhobong (Firestone)• Mothae (Lucara)

South Africa• Venetia (De Beers)• Finsch, Cullinan, Kimberley (Petra Diamonds)

• Lace (DiamondCorp)

Botswana•Jwaneng, Orapa (De Beers)•Ghaghoo (Gem Diamonds)•Karowe (Lucara Diamonds)

Russia• Arkhangelsk District (Alrosa)• Yakutia District (Alrosa)• Grib (LUKOIL)

Australia• Argyle (Rio Tinto)• Ellendale (Kimberly Diamonds)

India• Bunder (Rio Tinto))

Tanzania• Williamson (Petra Diamonds))

Sierra Leone•Koidu, (Steinmetz Group)

Democratic Republic of Congo•Mbuyi-Mayi

Angola•Catoca (Alrosa)

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World Diamond Production 2013

Source: WWW International Diamond Consultants Ltd., 2014

Canada produced 9% of world’s carats BUT 12% total value

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Major Diamond Mines and Development Projects Worldwide

Grade Comparison of Producing Mines at Startup and Current Advanced Projects*

Victor Chidliak Karowe Ghaghoo MUSKOX Bunder Renard Gahcho Kue Ekati* Grib Diavik

The Two Ends of the Spectrum for Grade in Diamond Deposits

Diavik - high grade (>3.5 ct/tonne); diamond values of ~$110 US/caratVictor - low grade (0.26 ct/tonne); diamond values of ~500 US/carat

Both are economic diamond mines

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