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Page 1: October 2017 Focused on gold discovery in Nevada · Athlone Energy Ltd. Director of Cairo Resources Ltd., Azincourt Uranium Inc. and TerraX Minerals Ltd. Clay Newton (VP Exploration)

TSX-V: FRE www.fremontgold.net

October 2017

Focused on gold discovery in Nevada

TSX-V: FRE | www.fremontgold.net

Page 2: October 2017 Focused on gold discovery in Nevada · Athlone Energy Ltd. Director of Cairo Resources Ltd., Azincourt Uranium Inc. and TerraX Minerals Ltd. Clay Newton (VP Exploration)

TSX-V: FRE www.fremontgold.net

Disclaimer

The material presented herein is private and confidential. The contents are not to be reproduced or distributed to any third party, including the public or press.

Certain statements contained in this presentation constitute forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or the Company's future performance, business prospects or opportunities. All statements other than statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "seek", "anticipate", "plan", "continue", "estimate", "expect, "may", "will", "project", "predict", "potential", "targeting", "intend", "could", "might", "should", "believe" and similar expressions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. The Company believes that the expectations reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements should not be unduly relied upon. These statements speak only as of the date specified. The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties relating to, among other things, results of exploration activities, the Company's limited experience with development-stage mining operations, uninsured risks, regulatory changes, defects in title, availability of materials and equipment, timeliness of government approvals, changes in commodity and, particularly, gold prices, actual performance of facilities, equipment and processes relative to specifications and expectations and unanticipated environmental impacts on operations. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

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Highlights

• Successful management team that discovered/identified four significant gold deposits which became flagship TSX-V properties : Tocantinzinho, Cuiu-Cuiu, Cajueiro and Coringa in Brazil

• Tight share structure: 33M shares outstanding, 42M fully diluted; management and insiders control 35% of the stock

• Fremont controls three gold projects in the Cortez and Battle Mountain Trends in northern Nevada: Hurricane, Gold Bar and Gold Run; Gold Bar is a former mine, the other two are along strike or adjacent to significant gold deposits

• Recently acquired the old Gold Bar mine which hosts a historical resource of 1.62Mt @ 2.57 g/t* and is adjacent to McEwen Mining’s Gold Bar development project. Last mined in 1994 when gold prices averaged $380/oz

*A qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as current mineral resources or mineral reserves. Fremont is not

treating the historical estimate as current mineral resources or reserves

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Successful Leadership

Dennis Moore (President, CEO, Director) Discovered TZ Tocantinzinho (2M oz) and Cuiú Cuiú (1.3M oz) gold deposits Identified several gold deposits in Bolivia that were acquired by DaCapo Resources Vended TZ to Brazauro Resources, which was later acquired by Eldorado Gold Corp. Dennis and partner Alan Carter, retain a 3.5% royalty on the 2Moz deposit

Founder with Alan Carter of Magellan Minerals ̶ IPO in Feb 2008― Cuiú Cuiú and Coringa were the main assets Magellan was acquired by Anfield Gold in May of 2016

Since 2012 has worked with Dr. Clay Newton in Nevada, identifying and acquiring prospective gold properties.

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Strong, successful Board

Alan Carter (Chairman, Director) CEO of Cabral Gold, director Anfield Gold, Peregrine Diamonds and Altamira Gold. PhD Geologist with extensive corporate experience in Canada. Ex-Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton; Co-founder of Peregrine Metals and Peregrine Diamonds. Former CEO of Magellan Minerals. 30+ years in the industry

Michael Williams (Director) President & CEO of Vendetta Mining Corp., Previously founder of Underworld Resources acquired by Kinross Gold Corp in 2010 for $140M

Paul Reynolds (Director) President and CEO of Triumph Gold. Geologist with 29 years experience in USA, Canada, Guyana, Bolivia and Argentina. Previously Chairman of Athlone Energy Ltd. Director of Cairo Resources Ltd., Azincourt Uranium Inc. and TerraX Minerals Ltd.

Clay Newton (VP Exploration) Ex Kennecott PhD geologist. Spent bulk of his +30yr career targeting gold and copper in Nevada. Involved in Midway discovery 5

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Capital Structure

The capital structure of Fremont Gold following the closing of the RTO transaction is as follows:

• Common shares: 33.0M

• Warrants: 7.2M

• Stock options: 2.4M

• Fully diluted: 42.5M

The private placement totaled $1.55M at a price of $0.15 per unit. Each unit is comprised of a common share and a half warrant. Each full warrant may be exercised at $0.25 for 24 months following closing

Insiders control 35% of issued and outstanding common shares

Management is forgoing salaries until the next financing

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Why Nevada ?

• One of the world’s most well-endowed gold provinces

• Multimillion ounce deposits being continually discovered

• Historic production of over 175M ounces Au (5,400 tonnes) and over 400M ounces Ag

• Annual Nevada production of 5.5M oz Au and 9M oz Ag accounting for 80% of gold produced in the USA and 5.5% of the world's production

• Gold mining is a major industry in Nevada with over 15,000 direct employees and 65,000 mining related jobs

• Six distinct styles of gold mineralization: Carlin-type, epithermal vein (low & high sulfidation), skarn, porphyry copper-gold and orogenic quartz vein systems

• Mining friendly jurisdiction, with great infrastructure, few environmental impediments and reasonable taxes….USA!

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Fremont projects and major Nevada gold trends

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Battle Mountain-Eureka/Cortez Trend

Seven active mines in the vicinity of Fremont’s properties

Mines and development projects near Fremont properties include: Marigold Mine (Silver Standard), Phoenix Mine (Newmont), Cove McCoy (Premier Gold Mines), Cortez Hills Mine, Pipeline Mine and Goldrush deposit (46M oz total - Barrick), Gold Bar (McEwen)

Over 50 tonnes (1.6M oz) of gold produced in 2017

Recent discovery of the giant Goldrush deposit (25.2 Mt @ 10.6g/t Au)

Second most productive region in Nevada after the Carlin Trend

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Fremont’s historic Gold Bar mine and McEwen Mining’s Gold Bar project

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Historic Gold Bar mine

McEwen Mining’s Gold Bar development project: 65,000 oz/anum @ $728/oz

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Gold Bar

View of historic Gold Bar Pit looking northeast - ̶̶ note jasperoids, right foreground

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Produced 286,354 oz Au from 3,986,000 tons of ore 1986-94*

100% ownership subject to a 2% NSR

Hosts historical resource beneath the Mill Site 300m W of north end of Gold Bar pit, 30 to 45 meters thick

Mill site deposit historical resource of 1.62 Mt @2.57 g/t Au totaling 147,700oz Au within larger envelope of 2.6 Mt @ 1.84 g/t Au - last mined in the 1994

Carlin style mineralization, potential at depth - historic drilling failed to test favorable host rocks at depth

Potential for faulted-off mineralization in the south and beneath the pit

CSAMT survey done in the 1990s identified targets that remain untested

*Internal report, Atlas Precious Metals, Mines, December 13, 1995, prepared by

Pincock, Allen & Holt

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Gold Bar

Within the pit looking SE

Old Plant and Mill

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Gold Bar Stratigraphic column

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• Host Formations at nearby McEwen Mining Gold Bar development project

• Untested by drilling at Fremont’s Gold Bar Project

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Geochemical targets at Gold Bar

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Hurricane - regional location

Phoenix Mine (Newmont)

Cortez Hills Mine 15M oz @ 4.1g/t

(Barrick)

Goldrush deposit 25.2Mt @ 10.6g/t gold for 8.6Moz M&I

resources (Barrick)

Hilltop (2Moz) (Barrick)

Hurricane (Fremont)

Pipeline and Cortez Hills produced 1.06M oz gold in 2016 and have proven & probable reserves of

151Mt @2.11g/t gold for 10.6Moz

Marigold Mine (Silver Standard)

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Pipeline Mine 21M oz @ 2.2g/t

(Barrick)

Cortez Trend

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Hurricane

Located within Cortez trend and 4km NW of Barrick’s Hilltop deposit (2M oz Au) and 14 miles NW of the Pipeline mine, which had an original resource in excess of 20 million ounces of gold

BLM Land with road access

Six registered claims acquired. Initial payment of US$5K with annual payments rising to $25K in Year 6

Previously drilled by Pegasus in 1991 (25 short holes). Results include 35 ft @ 1.56 g/t, 50 ft @ 1.66 g/t, 55 ft @ 2.88 g/t and 40 ft @ 2.32 g/t gold

Significant potential at depth and

along strike

Hurricane project looking west

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Hurricane - location

Hilltop (2Moz) (Barrick)

Hurricane (Fremont)

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Distance between Hurricane and Hilltop is 3km

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Hurricane

View looking east from Hurricane

project to Barrick’s Hilltop deposit (2Moz)

Hilltop deposit (2Moz) Barrick

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Hurricane Drill Intercepts

Map of Hurricane project showing previous Pegasus drilling

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Hurricane - significant drill intercepts

Hole From (ft) To (ft) Width ft Au oz/ton Au g/tonne

PH 2 35 70 35 0.050 1.56

PH 4 0 10 10 0.065 2.03

70 75 5 0.020 0.63

PH 5 0 55 55 0.092 2.88

PH 7 0 50 50 0.053 1.66

70 80 10 0.039 1.24

PH 10 310 315 5 0.101 3.16

PH 11 200 205 5 0.013 0.41

235 245 10 0.201 6.29

245 250 5 0.010 0.31

PH 17 10 20 10 0.125 3.91

20 50 30 0.036 1.13

PH 18 35 45 10 0.096 3.00

45 90 45 0.019 0.59

PH 19 105 115 10 0.045 1.42

PH 21 50 70 20 0.065 2.02

PH 26 60 80 20 0.032 1.00

PH 28 105 145 40 0.074 2.32

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Goldrun

Located at regional structural intersection of the prolific Battle Mountain-Eureka and Getchell gold trends

BLM Land with road access

Historic district largely controlled by Newmont - 50,000 oz Au and 530,000 oz Ag –from low sulfidation veins

Fremont has identified a coincident geochem - magnetic anomaly to SE of historic district that could be a concealed deposit

Marigold Mine (Silver Standard)

Phoenix Mine (Newmont)

Hurricane (Fremont)

Hilltop (Barrick)

Gold Run (Fremont)

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Goldrun - Regional Location

Main gold trends of

north central Nevada

Target

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Gold Run - Land Position

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Strategy

Drill test the Hurricane project in early 2018. Drill test Gold Bar and Gold Run in late 2017 or early 2018

Add to the existing project portfolio:

Acquire compelling gold targets identified during the past months: old districts with existing drill holes and/or an initial resource

Identify low cost opportunities that are drill ready

Pursue an exit via a sale or merger once a significant resource has been established

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Summary

Fremont Gold Ltd. hold the rights to the Hurricane and Gold Bar and Gold Run projects in Nevada.

Gold Bar is an historic mine with an historical estimated resource of 147,700 oz located 5 miles west of McEwan Mining’s Gold Bar development project

Hurricane is located along the prolific Cortez trend which hosts a number of world class gold deposits including Cortez Hills, Pipeline and Goldrush. Historical drill results of up to 55 ft at 2.88g/t Au, and 150ft @1.1 g/t in trench

Goldrun is located at the intersection of the Battle Mountain-Eureka trend and the Getchell trend. It covers large parts of the old Adelaide district including the strike extension of Newmont’s Adelaide Crown deposit and nearby Cu-Au skarn workings

The Company has 33M shares issued and raised $1.55M to allow for drilling of the Hurricane project in 2018 and the acquisition of key near-term acquisitions, which will be drilled in late 2017 or 2018

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