Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

CONSULTING AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT is dated May 13,
2014 but made effective as of September 23, 2013.

 

BETWEEN:

 

NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD.,
a company incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia and having its head office at 1050 West Pender Street,
Suite 1510, Vancouver, BC V6E 3S7

 

(the “Company”)

 

AND:

 

KMSMITH, LLC., a company
incorporated under the laws of Delaware, USA and having an office in Highlands Ranch, Co, USA

 

(the “Consultant”)

 

WHEREAS:

 

		A.	The Company, through its Subsidiaries, carries on the business of acquiring, exploring and developing
mineral resource properties (the “Business”); and

 

		B.	The Company and the Consultant wish to enter into this Agreement to, among other things, formalize
the terms and conditions of their consulting arrangement on the terms and conditions set out herein.

 

NOW THEREFORE in consideration
of the premises and of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth it is mutually agreed by and between the parties as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

Definitions

 

		1.1	In this Agreement, including the recitals hereto, the
following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

 

		(a)	“Affiliate”
                                         means, with respect to any Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly controls,
                                         is controlled by, or is under direct or indirect common control with, such Person, and
                                         includes any Person in like relation to an Affiliate. A Person shall be deemed to control
                                         a Person if such Person possesses,
                                         directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
                                         and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract
                                         or otherwise, and the term “controlled” shall have a similar meaning. For
                                         greater certainty, in the case of the Company, “Affiliate” includes, but
                                         is not limited to, the Subsidiaries;

 

		(b)	“Base Fee” has the meaning ascribed to such term in section 4.1;

 

     

     

    

 

		(c)	“Board” means the Board of Directors
of the Company from time to time;

 

		(d)	“Business” has the meaning ascribed
to such term in recital A;

 

		(e)	“Change of Control” means a transaction
or series of transactions whereby directly or indirectly:

 

		(i)	any Person or combination of Persons obtains a sufficient number of securities of the Company to
affect materially the control of the Company; for the purposes of this Agreement, a Person or combination of Persons holding shares
or other securities in excess of the number which, directly or following conversion thereof, would entitle the holders thereof
to cast 51% or more of the votes attaching to all shares of the Company which may be cast to elect directors of the Company, shall
be deemed to be in a position to affect materially the control of the Company; or

 

		(ii)	the Company shall: (A) consolidate or merge with or into, (B) amalgamate with, or (C) enter into
a statutory arrangement with, any other Person (other than an Affiliate of the Company) and, in connection therewith, all or part
of the outstanding voting shares shall be changed in any way, reclassified or converted into, exchanged or otherwise acquired for
shares or other securities of the Company or any other Person or for cash or any other property; or

 

		(iii)	any other Person (other than an Affiliate of the Company) shall: (A) consolidate or merge with
or into, (B) amalgamate with, or (C) enter into a statutory arrangement with, the Company, and, in connection therewith, all or
part of the outstanding voting shares shall be changed in any way, reclassified or converted into, exchanged or otherwise acquired
for shares or other securities of the Company or any other Person or for cash or any other property; or

 

		(iv)	there occurs a change in the composition of the Board, which occurs at a single meeting of the
shareholders of the Company, or a succession of meetings of the shareholders of the Company occurring within 2 months of each other,
whereby such individuals who were members of the Board immediately prior to such meeting or succession of meetings cease to constitute
a majority of the Board, as constituted immediately subsequent to such meeting or meetings approving of such change;

 

		(f)	“Person” includes an individual, firm, corporation, company, partnership, trust, joint venture, association or
other entity;

 

		(g)	“Services” has the meaning ascribed
to such term in section 2.1 hereof;

 

		(h)	“Statutory Remittances” has the meaning
ascribed to such term in section 5.2 hereof;

 

		(i)	“Subsidiaries” means Elk Creek Resources Corp., 0886338 BC Ltd., Silver Mountain Mines
Corp., Northeast Minerals PTY Ltd., any successor corporations and any other subsidiaries of the Company from time to time;

 

		(j)	“Term” means the term of the Consultant’s
engagement hereunder as definedin section 3.1;

 

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		(k)	“Termination Date” means the last
day the Consultant is actively performing its Services hereunder;

 

		(l)	“Termination Payment” means the lump
sum amount payable by the Company to the Consultant in the event of a termination of this Agreement in the circumstances, as applicable,
set out in Article 6 or upon a Change of Control in the circumstances, as applicable, set out in Article 7; and

 

		(m)	“Triggering Event” means any one of
the following events which occurs without the express or implied agreement of the Consultant:

 

		(i)	a substantial change to the nature of the Services to be performed by the Consultant as contemplated
in section 2.1;

 

		(ii)	a material breach by the Company of any provision of this Agreement, which breach has not been
remedied by the Company within 30 days following the date the Consultant gives the Company written notice of the breach requiring
it to be remedied;

 

		(iii)	the Company ceases to operate as a going concern;

 

		(iv)	the Company fails to pay when due a material amount payable by it to the Consultant pursuant to
this Agreement within thirty business days of the due date thereof; or

 

		(v)	a material reduction of the Base Fee or any other form of compensation payable by the Company to
the Consultant, except where are all senior executives or consultants of the Company are subject to relatively similar reductions
in such values.

 

Headings
and Section References

 

		1.2	The headings and section references in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and
do not form a part of this Agreement and are not intended to interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement
or any provision thereof.

 

Extended
Meanings

 

		1.3	The
                                         words “hereof”, “herein”,
                                         “hereunder” and similar expressions used in any clause, paragraph
                                         or section of this Agreement shall relate to the whole of this Agreement and not to that
                                         clause, paragraph or section only, unless otherwise expressly provided.

 

Number
and Gender

 

		1.4	Whenever the singular or masculine or neuter is used in this Agreement, the same shall be construed
to mean the plural or feminine or body corporate where the context of this Agreement or the parties hereto so require.

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Section
References

 

		1.5	Any
                                         reference to a particular “article”,
                                         “section”, “subsection” or other subdivision is to the
                                         particular article, section or other subdivision of this Agreement.

 

Governing
Law

 

		1.6	This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the Province of British Columbia.
The parties attorn to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of the Province of British Columbia.

 

Severability
of Clauses

 

		1.7	In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any part thereof is invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

Currency

 

		1.8	All sums of money to be paid or calculated pursuant to this Agreement shall be paid or calculated
in currency of the United States of America unless otherwise expressly stated.

 

ARTICLE 2

ENGAGEMENT

 

Engagement

 

		2.1	Subject to the terms and conditions set out herein, the Company hereby engages the Consultant,
as an independent contractor, with effect from September 23, 2013, to provide, as a consultant, the services and duties set out
in Schedule “A” hereto (the “Services”) and the Consultant hereby accepts and agrees to such engagement.
The parties acknowledge that Mark Smith is a key employee and control person of the Consultant and the Consultant hereby agrees
to cause Mark Smith to provide the Services to the Company on behalf of the Consultant.

 

Travel

 

		2.2	The Consultant acknowledges and agrees that travel both within and outside of Canada will be required
from time to time in order to effectively perform the Services and the Consultant hereby consents to and agrees to make and to
cause Mark Smith to make such travel arrangements as may be reasonably required by the Company from time to time in connection
with the Business of the Company.

 

Commitment

 

		2.3	The Consultant shall spend a sufficient amount of time and attention on the Business and affairs
of the Company in order to effectively perform the Services contemplated hereunder and shall be available for advice and counsel
to the Board and management of the Company at such reasonable and convenient times as may be required by the Board and management.

 

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Standard
of Care

 

		2.4	The Consultant undertakes to the Company that at all times during the Term it shall:

 

		(a)	devote its foremost skills, attention and ability to the Business of the Company;

 

		(b)	have the skill, expertise and capabilities necessary to perform the Services under this Agreement;

 

		(c)	perform the Services hereunder in a diligent, professional and business-like manner;

 

		(d)	faithfully serve the Company and use its best efforts to promote the interests of the Company and
its Subsidiaries;

 

		(e)	report to and be subject to the control and direction of the Board; and

 

		(f)	cause Mark Smith, as an employee of the Consultant, to fully comply with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement in his performance of the Services on behalf of the Consultant and to exercise the standard of care, skill and
judgment that would reasonably be expected of a senior executive or consultant of an organization comparable to the Company providing
services similar in nature to the Services being provided by the Consultant hereunder.

 

Amendment
to Services

 

		2.5	The operational requirements of the Company may require amendment to the Services to be provided
by the Consultant from time to time. Where practicable, the Company will consult with the Consultant prior to such changes being
made.

 

Reporting

 

		2.6	The Consultant shall adhere to all policies and procedures adopted by the Company from time to
time, and the laws, regulations, policies and industry standards of all applicable regulatory agencies, stock exchanges and securities
commissions. The Consultant shall report to, and carry out all lawful orders and directions given by the Board of the Company or
any other officer of the Company to whom sufficient authority has been delegated by the Board.

 

Authority
to Act

 

		2.7	Unless expressly permitted by the Board, in writing, the Consultant will not, at any time, hold
itself out as the agent or representative of the Company, or incur any obligations or liabilities or enter into any agreements
for or on behalf of the Company, except in connection with the performance of the Services in accordance with section 2.4.

 

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ARTICLE 3

TERM

 

Term

 

		3.1	The term of the Consultant’s engagement shall be for an indefinite period (the “Term”)
until such time as the engagement of the Consultant is terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 4

FEES

 

Base
Fee

 

		4.1	Subject to the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Consultant,
throughout the Term, a base fee (the “Base Fee”) of $270,000 per annum ($22,500 per month), to be paid monthly or in
such other instalments and at such other times as the Consultant and the Company may agree.

 

Discretionary
Bonus

 

		4.2	The Base Fee does not include any bonus or incentive payments. The introduction of such payments,
if any, and the amount thereof will be determined by the Board in its sole discretion.

 

Signing
Bonus

 

		4.3	The Company shall, within 90 days of the execution of this Agreement, pay to the Consultant a one-time
signing bonus in the amount of $165,000.

 

Applicable
Sales Tax

 

		4.4	If applicable, the Company agrees to pay to the Consultant goods and services tax (GST) under the
Excise Tax Act, R.S.C. 1985. c.E-15 on all Base Fees and, bonus or incentive payments, payable to the Consultant in respect
of the performance of the Services under this Agreement.

 

Expenses
and Disbursements

 

		4.5	The Company shall pay all reasonable business and out-of-pocket expenses actually and properly
incurred by the Consultant from time to time in furtherance of or in connection with the Services including, but not limited to,
all travel, parking and entertainment expenses. If any such expenses are paid in the first instance by the Consultant, the Company
shall reimburse it therefor, subject to the receipt by the Company of statements, vouchers or other evidence in form reasonably
satisfactory to it, provided however that for any expense exceeding $5,000.00 the Consultant shall be required to obtain prior
approval from the Company’s Board.

 

Stock
Options

 

		4.6	Mark Smith will be entitled to participate in the incentive stock option plan of the Company and
to receive incentive stock options, in his capacity as a consultant of the Company, as determined by the Board from time to time
and in accordance with the Company’s stock option plan in effect from time to time.

 

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Healthcare

 

		4.7	The Company agrees to provide Mark Smith with reasonable medical insurance throughout the Term.

 

ARTICLE 5

RELATIONSHIP

 

Independent
Contractor

 

		5.1	The Consultant shall perform the Services pursuant to this Agreement as an independent contractor,
and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as creating an employment or partnership relationship between the parties.

 

Compliance
with Applicable Laws

 

		5.2	The Consultant will comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations and will pay any and
all taxes, unemployment insurance premiums, Canada Pension Plan premiums or contributions, Workers’ Compensation assessments,
and any other statutorily prescribed payment or assessment of any nature (collectively “Statutory Remittances”) which
become payable by virtue of the employment relationship between the Consultant and its employees and consultants, including Mark
Smith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Consultant covenants and agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Company from any and
all Statutory Remittances, interest and penalties that the Company may suffer or incur by virtue of, directly or indirectly, the
Consultant’s engagement hereunder as an independent contractor.

 

Conflict
of Interest

 

		5.3	The Consultant represents and warrants that neither it nor Mark Smith owes, and agrees that neither
it nor Mark Smith will during the Term of this Agreement undertake or agree to, any contractual or other duties or obligations
to any other Person which may materially conflict or interfere with the Business of the Company or the efficient performance by
the Consultant of the Services hereunder.

 

Company
Materials

 

		5.4	The Consultant acknowledges that all items of any and every nature or kind created or used by the
Consultant in connection with providing the Services to the Company under this Agreement, furnished by the Company to the Consultant,
including all equipment, automobiles, credit cards, books, records, reports, files, diskettes, manuals, literature, Confidential
Information (as hereinafter defined) or other materials, shall remain and be considered the exclusive property of the Company at
all times and shall be surrendered to the Company, in good condition, promptly at the request of the Company, or in the absence
of a request, on the termination of the Consultant under this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE 6

TERMINATION

 

Termination
By Company For Material Breach

 

		6.1	The Company may terminate this Agreement at any time without notice or payment of compensation in lieu thereof if the Consultant
commits a material breach of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and, in the case of a material breach capable
of remedy, fails to remedy the same within 21 days after receipt of a written notice from the Company giving particulars of
the breach and requiring it to be remedied. For the purposes of this section 6.1, a material breach includes, but is not
limited to, the failure or refusal of the Consultant to perform the Services at an acceptable level or standard, provided
that the Consultant has been provided written notice of such failure and has not corrected its behaviour within 21 days of
receiving such notice and provided further that the Consultant shall only be entitled to correct its behaviour pursuant to
the notification under this section 6.1 on a one-time basis. For purposes of clarity, any subsequent failure or refusal by
the Consultant to perform its Services to an acceptable level or standard will not require written notice of such failure by
the Company and corresponding opportunity for the Consultant to correct the behaviour.

 

Termination
By Company For Other Reasons

 

		6.2	The Company may also terminate this Agreement without notice or payment of any compensation in
lieu thereof upon the happening of any of the following events:

 

		(a)	the death of Mark Smith;

 

		(b)	if Mark Smith shall become permanently disabled; for the purposes hereof, Mark Smith shall be deemed
to be permanently disabled immediately following any period of 365 consecutive days during which Mark Smith is prevented from performing
the Services hereunder on behalf of the Consultant for more than 182 days in aggregate by reason of illness or mental or physical
disability despite reasonable accommodation efforts of the Company;

 

		(c)	the conviction of the Consultant or Mark Smith for an indictable offence or for any crime involving
moral turpitude, fraud or misrepresentation;

 

		(d)	a material conflict of interest arises between the duties and obligations of the Consultant (including,
but not limited to, any employee of the Consultant including Mark Smith) to the Company and another Person with whom the Consultant
is engaged in business or otherwise provides services and the Consultant fails to resolve such conflict to the Company’s
satisfaction, acting reasonably, within 14 days following notice from the Company to the Consultant of such conflict and requiring
that it be resolved;

 

		(e)	any wilful and intentional act on the part of the Consultant or Mark Smith (including, but not
limited to, defamatory, slanderous, harmful or other damaging statements or assertions, verbal or otherwise, regarding the Company,
any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors or officers), having the effect or intended effect of materially injuring,
harming or damaging the reputation, business or business relationships of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
respective directors or officers; and

 

		(f)	any other cause or reason which at law would entitle the Company to terminate the Consultant’s
engagement without notice or compensation in lieu of notice.

 

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Payment
on Termination

 

		6.3	In the event that this Agreement is terminated by the Company for any reason other than those set
out in sections 6.1 or 6.2 then, provided that section 8.5 has been satisfied by the Consultant, the Company shall pay to the Consultant
a lump sum Termination Payment equal to twelve (12) months of the Base Fee in effect as of the Termination Date, and the average
of the annual bonuses or other cash incentive payments, if any, paid by the Company to the Consultant pursuant to Section 4.2 for
the two calendar years immediately preceding the year in which the Termination Date occurs.

 

Termination
by the Consultant with Notice

 

		6.4	The Consultant may terminate this Agreement on giving 90 days prior notice in writing (the “Termination
Notice”) to the Company of the effective date of such termination (the “Termination Notice Date”). On receipt
of such Termination Notice, the Company may elect to accept such Termination Notice effective immediately, and if the Company elects
accept such Termination Notice effective immediately, then the Consultant's engagement will terminate as of the date of the Termination
Notice and the Company shall pay to the Consultant the sum of $69,904 on or before the Termination Notice Date.

 

Termination
by Consultant upon Triggering Event

 

		6.5	Unless consented to in writing by the Consultant, the Consultant may terminate this Agreement upon
the happening of any one or more Triggering Events by providing written notice to the Company and the Company shall pay to the
Consultant a lump sum Termination Payment in an amount determined in accordance with section 6.3 above.

 

ARTICLE 7

CHANGE OF CONTROL

 

Termination
by Consultant upon Change of Control

 

		7.1	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if a Change of Control occurs
and if, in respect of the Consultant, a Triggering Event subsequently occurs within one (1) year of the Change of Control, the
Consultant shall be entitled to elect to terminate its engagement with the Company and receive a lump sum Termination Payment from
the Company in an amount equal to:

 

		(a)	the annual Base Fee in effect as of the Termination Date;
plus

 

		(b)	the average of the annual bonuses or other cash incentive payments, if any, paid by the Company
to the Consultant pursuant to Section 4.2 for the two calendar years immediately preceding the year in which the Termination Date
occurs.

 

This section 7.1 shall not apply
if such Triggering Event follows a Change of Control which involves a sale of securities or assets of the Company with which the
Consultant or Mark Smith is involved as a purchaser in any manner, whether directly or indirectly (by way of participation in a
corporation or partnership that is a purchaser or by provision of debt, equity or purchase-leaseback financing).

 

Exercise
of Termination Rights

 

		7.2	All termination rights of the Consultant provided for in section 7.1 are conditional upon the Consultant
electing to exercise such rights by notice given to the Company within 180 days of the Triggering Event.

 

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Termination
by Company Following Change of Control

 

		7.3	Notwithstanding the provisions contained in section 6.3 hereof, the Consultant shall be entitled
to a lump sum Termination Payment determined in accordance with section 7.1 in the event the Consultant’s engagement is terminated
by the Company other than pursuant to section 6.1 or 6.2 within one (1) year of a Change of Control even if a Triggering Event
has not occurred, provided that section 8.5 has been satisfied by the Consultant. For greater certainty, the Consultant shall not
be entitled to any payment by the Company pursuant to this section 7.3 or otherwise if the Consultant is terminated from its engagement
with the Company under section 6.1 or 6.2. The Company shall not terminate the Consultant for any reason unless such termination
is specifically approved by the Board.

 

Stock
Options

 

		7.4	In the event that the Consultant is entitled to a Termination Payment pursuant to this Article
7, any stock option previously granted to Mark Smith by the Company shall become fully vested, in which case Mark Smith shall be
entitled to exercise such stock option on the terms granted and, notwithstanding any term of the Company’s stock option plan
to the contrary, shall remain exercisable for the original term granted and shall not terminate due to the termination of the Consultant's
engagement with the Company. In addition, any provisions of the stock option restricting the number of option shares which may
be purchased before a particular date shall be waived. The terms of any stock option agreement shall be deemed amended to reflect
the provisions of this section 7.4. The provisions of this section 7.4 shall be subject to applicable securities laws and the rules
of any stock exchange on which the shares of the Company may be then listed and the receipt of all necessary approvals from such
securities regulators and exchanges, which approvals the Company shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to obtain in the event
of the operation of this section 7.4.

 

ARTICLE 8

OBLIGATIONS UPON TERMINATION

 

Payment
of Termination Payment

 

		8.1	Any Termination Payment to be made by the Company to the Consultant pursuant to Article 6 or 7
shall be paid by the Company in cash within 15 business days of the Termination Date and the Consultant shall not be required in
any manner whatsoever to mitigate any damages.

 

Full
and Final Release

 

		8.2	The receipt by the Consultant of a Termination Payment pursuant to Article 6 or 7 will be deemed
to constitute a full and final release and discharge by the Consultant of the Company, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and their
respective directors, officers, employees and agents (for each of whom and for this purpose the Company contracts as a trustee)
from all claims, actions, causes of action, debts, damages, losses, obligations and liabilities whatsoever hereunder or under common
law or any statute, regulation, enactment or other law whatsoever.

 

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Reasonableness
of Termination Payment

 

		8.3	The Consultant expressly acknowledges and agrees that the amount of the Termination Payment payable
under Article 6 or 7 constitutes reasonable compensation for the termination of the Consultant’s engagement in the circumstances
described therein. Upon the Company providing the Consultant with such Termination Payment, the Consultant shall not be entitled
to any further notice of the termination of its engagement, payment in lieu of reasonable notice, termination pay, damages, costs,
benefits or other compensation in respect of the termination of its engagement under this Agreement or otherwise and the Consultant
shall execute and deliver a full and final release in favour of the Company, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and their respective
directors, officers, employees and agents.

 

Payment
of Accrued Base Fees

 

		8.4	Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will:

 

		(a)	pay the Consultant for any unpaid Base Fees earned by the Consultant to the Termination Date; and

 

		(b)	reimburse the Consultant for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Consultant prior to the Termination
Date.

 

Consultant's
Obligations upon Termination

 

		8.5	Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, the Consultant shall immediately,
and cause its employees, including Mark Smith, to immediately, and in any event within five business days of the Termination Date:

 

		(a)	deliver to the Company all documents, accounts, records, programs, credit cards, keys and other
items of whatsoever nature or description which may be in their possession or under their control which belong to, or are the property
of, the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, and no copies of any such documents as aforesaid or any part thereof
shall be retained by them; and

 

		(b)	cease to represent themselves as being associated with or otherwise connected to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates and, in the case of Mark Smith, to resign without claim for compensation from all directorships
and offices (if any) held by him in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company at the time of such request.

 

No Prejudice

 

		8.6	The termination of this Agreement shall be without prejudice to any rights or obligations of any
of the parties hereto which shall have accrued prior to such termination and shall not destroy or diminish or affect any of the
provisions of this Agreement which expressly or by implication come into force upon or continue in force after such termination
including, but not limited to, the provisions of Article 9.

 

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ARTICLE 9

CONFIDENTIALITY
AND NON-SOLICITATION

 

Confidentiality

 

		9.1	All confidential records, material
                                         and information and copies thereof, and all trade secrets (including, without restricting
                                         the generality of the foregoing, geological or geophysical information, information on
                                         title to the Company's projects, opportunities to acquire exploration properties or prospects,
                                         discoveries and methods of processing and production), concerning the Business or affairs
                                         of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, Affiliates, clients or suppliers (collectively,
                                         the “Confidential Information”) obtained by the Consultant and/or
                                         Mark Smith in the course of the Consultant’s engagement hereunder shall remain
                                         the exclusive and confidential property of the Company. For greater certainty, “Confidential
                                         Information” will not include: (i) information that is available to the public
                                         or in the public domain, being readily accessible to the public in written publications,
                                         at the time of disclosure or use, without breach of this Agreement; (ii) the general
                                         skills and experience gained by the Consultant during the period Services are provided
                                         to the Company; and (iii) information the disclosure of which is required to be made
                                         by any law, regulation, governmental authority or court, provided that before disclosure
                                         is made, notice of the requirement is provided by the Consultant to the Company.

 

No Disclosure

 

		9.2	At all times during and subsequent to the Consultant’s engagement hereunder, the Consultant
and Mark Smith, in his personal capacity, hereby jointly and severally covenant and agree that they will not disclose the contents
of any Confidential Information to any Person or entity or use, copy, transfer or destroy any Confidential Information other than
as necessary in carrying out the Consultant’s Services hereunder without first obtaining the consent of the Board and shall
take all reasonable precautions to prevent any inadvertent disclosure, use, copying, transfer or destruction of any Confidential
Information. Neither the Consultant nor Mark Smith shall, following the termination of this Agreement for any reason, use the contents
of any Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever.

 

Return
of Confidential Information

 

		9.3	Within five days after the termination of the Consultant’s engagement hereunder, or of receipt
by the Consultant of the Company’s written request, the Consultant will promptly deliver to the Company all property of or
belonging to or administered by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including without limitation all Confidential Information
that is embodied in any physical or ephemeral form, whether in hard copy or on magnetic media, and that is within the Consultant’s
possession or under the Consultant’s control. After the Consultant ceases to be engaged by the Company, the Consultant shall
under no circumstances remove any books, records or documents or copies thereof (whether or not confidential) from the Company’s
office, nor shall the Consultant make any copies of any such books, records or documents or copies thereof for use outside the
Company’s office, except as specifically authorised by the Board.

 

No Solicitation
of Employees

 

		9.4	The Consultant and Mark Smith further jointly and severally covenant and agree they will not at
any time during the term of the Consultant’s engagement with the Company and for a period of six months thereafter interfere
with or knowingly entice away any employee or consultant of the Company who was an employee or consultant of the Company within
90 days of the termination of the Consultant’s engagement.

 

Survival
of Restrictions

 

		9.5	The foregoing covenants are given by the Consultant and Mark Smith acknowledging that they have
specific knowledge of the Business and affairs of the Company. The subject matter of the foregoing covenants is the acquisition,
exploration and development of mineral resource properties in North America. In the event that any clause or portion of any such
covenant should be unenforceable or be declared invalid for any reason whatsoever, such unenforceability or invalidity shall not
affect the enforceability or validity of the remaining portions of the covenants and such unenforceable or invalid portions shall
be severable from the remainder of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, the obligations of the Consultant
and Mark Smith under this Article 9 are to remain in effect in accordance with the terms set out herein and will exist and continue
in full force and effect despite any breach or repudiation, or alleged breach or repudiation, of this Agreement or the Consultant’s
engagement (including, without limitation, the Consultant’s wrongful termination) by the Company. The Consultant and Mark
Smith hereby acknowledge and agree that all restrictions contained in this Agreement are reasonable and valid and all defences
to the strict enforcement thereof by the Company are hereby waived by them.

 

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Damages
Not Adequate Relief

 

		9.6	Without intending to limit the remedies available to
the Company, the Consultant and Mark Smith understand and acknowledge that a breach or threatened breach by the Consultant or
Mark Smith of any of the terms of Article 9 hereof could result in the Company suffering irreparable harm that is not capable
of being calculated and that cannot be fully or adequately compensated by the recovery of damages alone. Accordingly, the Consultant
and Mark Smith jointly and severally covenant and agree that, in addition to any other relief to which the Company may become
entitled, the Company may apply for and will be entitled to injunctive relief, whether interim or permanent, specific performance
and other equitable remedies, in any court of competent jurisdiction specifically to enforce any such covenants upon the breach
or threatened breach of any such provisions, or otherwise specifically to enforce any such covenants and hereby waive all defences
to the strict enforcement thereof by the Company.

 

ARTICLE 10

ASSIGNMENT TO SUCCESSOR

 

Assignment
to Successor

 

		10.1	This
                                         Agreement shall be assigned by the Company to any successor corporation of the Company
                                         and shall be binding upon such successor corporation. For the purposes of this section
                                         10.1, “successor corporation” shall include any Person referred to in subsection
                                         (ii) or (iii) of the definition of “Change of Control” in section 1.1(e)
                                         hereof. The Company shall ensure that the successor corporation shall continue the provisions
                                         of this Agreement as if it were the original party in place of the Company; provided
                                         however that the Company shall not thereby be relieved of any obligation to the Consultant
                                         pursuant to this Agreement. In the event of a transaction or series of transactions as
                                         described in subsection (ii) or (iii) of the definition of “Change of Control”
                                         in section 1.1(e), appropriate arrangements shall be made by the Company for the successor
                                         corporation to honour this Agreement as if the Consultant had exercised its maximum rights
                                         hereunder as of the effective date of such transaction.

 

ARTICLE 11 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Notices

 

		11.1	All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be deemed to have been duly given
if delivered by email, by hand or mailed postage prepaid addressed as follows:

 

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To the Company:

 

NioCorp Developments Ltd.

1050 West Pender Street, Suite 1510

Vancouver, BC V6E 3S7

 

		Attention:	PeterDickie,
                                         President

		Email:	pdickie@niocorp.com

 

To the Consultant and, where
applicable, Mark Smith:

 

		Email:	msmith@niocorp.com,

 

or to such other address or email
address as may be given in writing by the parties and shall be deemed to have been received, if delivered by hand, on the date
of delivery, if emailed to the email addresses set out above, on the business day next following the date of sending and if mailed
as aforesaid to the addresses set out above then on the third business day following the posting thereof provided that if there
shall be between the time of mailing and the actual receipt of the notice a mail strike, slowdown or other labour dispute which
might affect the delivery of the notice by the mails, then the notice shall only be effective if actually delivered or emailed
to the email addresses set out above.

 

Time of
Essence

 

		11.2	Time is hereby expressly made of the essence of this
Agreement with respect to the performance by the parties of their respective obligations under this Agreement.

 

Further
Assurances

 

		11.3	Each of the parties hereto agrees to do and execute or
cause to be made, done or executed all such further and other things, acts, deeds, documents, assignments and assurances as may
be necessary or reasonably required to carry out the intent and purpose of this Agreement fully and effectually. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall take all reasonable steps in order to structure the payment or payments provided
for in this Agreement in the manner most advantageous to the Consultant with respect to the provisions of the Income Tax Act
(Canada) or similar legislation in place in the jurisdiction of the Consultant’s head office.

 

Assignment
and Binding Effect

 

		11.4	The benefits and obligations of this Agreement may not
be assigned by either party to any other Person; provided, however, that the Company may assign this Agreement to an Affiliate
of the Company upon notice to the Consultant. Except as aforesaid, this Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, including, in the case of Mark Smith, his heirs, executors
and administrators.

 

Amendments

 

		11.5	No amendment to this Agreement shall be valid unless
it is evidenced by a written agreement executed by each of the parties hereto.

 

Waiver

 

		11.6	No consent or waiver, express or implied, by the Company,
on the one hand, or the Consultant on the other hand, to or of any breach or default by the other of them in the performance of
that other’s obligations under this Agreement will be deemed or construed to be a consent or waiver to or of any other breach
or default of the same or any other obligation of the other party. Failure on the part of any party to complain of any act or
failure to act of the other party, or to declare the other party in default regardless of how long such failure continues, will
not constitute a waiver by such party of its rights under this Agreement or of the right to then or subsequently declare a default.

 

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Entire
Agreement

 

		11.7	This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between
the parties pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement supersedes and replaces all prior agreements, if
any, written or oral, with respect to the Consultant’s engagement by the Company and any rights which the Consultant may
have by reason of any prior agreement or by reason of the Consultant’s prior engagement by the Company. All previous agreements,
written or oral, express or implied, between the parties hereto or on their behalf relating to the engagement of the Consultant
by the Company are hereby terminated and cancelled, and each of the parties hereto hereby releases and forever discharges the
other of and from all manner of actions, causes of action, claims, demands whatsoever under or in respect of any such agreements.
There are no warranties, representations or agreements between the parties in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement
except as specifically set forth or referred to in this Agreement. No reliance is placed on any representation, opinion, advice
or assertion of fact made by the Company or any Affiliate or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (for each
of whom and for this purpose the Company contracts as trustee) to the Consultant, except to the extent that the same has been
reduced in writing and included as a term of this Agreement. Accordingly, there will be no liability, either in tort or in contract,
assessed in relation to any representation, opinion, advice or assertion of fact, except to the extent aforesaid.

 

Co-Operation
of Mark Smith

 

		11.8	The Consultant shall cause Mark Smith to co-operate in
all respects with the Company if a question arises as to whether Mark Smith has a permanent disability for the purposes of subsection
6.2(b) hereof. Without limitation, the Consultant will cause Mark Smith to authorize his medical doctor or other health care specialist
to discuss the condition of Mark Smith with the Company and will as reasonably requested by, and at the expense of, the Company
submit to examination by a medical doctor or other health care specialist jointly selected by the Company and Mark Smith; provided
that if the Company and Mark Smith fail to agree on a medical doctor or other health care specialist within 10 days of the request
for examination made by the Company, each of the Company and Mark Smith will forthwith select a medical doctor or health care
specialist and the medical doctors or healthcare specialists so selected will, within 10 days of being selected, jointly select
a third medical doctor or healthcare specialist. The third medical doctor or health care specialist so selected will examine Mark
Smith.

 

Consideration

 

		11.9	The parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement
has been executed by each of them in consideration of the mutual premises and covenants herein contained, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged.

 

		11.10	The parties waive any and all defences relating to an
alleged failure or lack of consideration in connection with this Agreement.

 

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Acknowledgment.

 

		11.11	The Consultant acknowledges that:

 

		(a)	it/he has read and understood this Agreement;

 

		(b)	Boughton Law Corporation is the solicitor of the Company only and is not protecting the
                                                               rights or interests of the Consultant or Mark Smith;

 

		(c)	it/he has been given an opportunity to obtain independent legal advice concerning this Agreement
and the provisions hereof and the interpretation and effect of this Agreement, and by signing this Agreement represents and warrants
that it has either obtained advice or voluntarily waived the opportunity to receive same; and

 

		(d)	it/he has entered into this Agreement voluntarily.

 

Counterparts
and Facsimile

 

		11.12	This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, and delivered by facsimile or electronic
transmission, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument,
effective as of the date first above written.

 

[Execution page to follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have duly executed this
Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD.

 

	Per:	/s/ [illegible]	 	/s/ Casey forward
	 	Authorized Signatory	 	Casey forward - CFO

 

	KMSMITH, LLC

 

	Per:	/s/ Kimberly M. Smith	 	 
	 	Kimberly M. Smith, President and CEO	 	 

 

The undersigned, Mark Smith, hereby acknowledges and agrees
to the terms of this Consulting Agreement and specifically to Article 9 as it applies to him in his personal capacity.

 

	/s/ Mark Smith	 
	Mark Smith	 

 

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SCHEDULE
“A”

 

Services

 

Subject to the power and
direction of the Board of the Company to expand or limit the services or duties to be performed by the Consultant from time
to time and to override the actions of the Consultant in its discretion, the Consultant shall provide the following services
to the Company:

 

		-	carry out the duties and responsibilities of the position of Chief Executive Officer for the Company;

 

		-	assist the Company with strategic corporate planning advice and review of potential acquisitions
and mergers;

 

		-	preparing news releases and communicating with shareholders, investors, analysts, and media;

 

		-	convening meetings and communicating with the Board of Directors and it’s various Committees;

 

		-	liaison with investment bankers, financial institutions, institutional investors and other members
of the investment community;

 

		-	introduce projects that may be of potential interest to the Company for acquisition, lease, joint
venture or other purposes, selection of which shall be based on the objectives and guidelines provided by the Company to the Consultant
from time-to-time;

 

		-	introduce investment opportunities of potential interest to the Company;

 

		-	assist the Company in obtaining, developing, and maintaining contacts with other persons or companies
who may be of assistance to the Company in developing and meeting its business objectives; in particular, other consultants who
would be of benefit to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in managing the Company’s operating assets; and

 

		-	such other duties or services as the Company may reasonably request from time to time.Exhibit 10.2

  

	Date:	December 14, 2015

 

NioCorp Developments Ltd.

 

as Company

 

Lind Asset Management IV, LLC

 

as Investor

 

Convertible Security Funding Agreement

 

Agreement for a private placement of up to US$10,500,000 by
way of convertible securities

 

     

     

    

 

Contents

 

	1	Definitions and Interpretation	3
	 	1.1	Definitions	3
	 	1.2	Interpretation	13
	 	 	 	 
	2	Convertible Securities	14
	 	2.1	Convertible Securities	14
	 	2.2	Interest	17
	 	 	 	 
	3	Closing Fees and Warrants	17
	 	3.1	Closing Fees	17
	 	3.2	Closing Warrants	17
	 	 	 	 
	4	Conditions Precedent
    to Closing	18
	 	4.1	Conditions Precedent to Closing – Investor	18
	 	4.2	Conditions Precedent to Closing – Company	19
	 	 	 	 
	5	Buy-Back, Market Cap
    / Cash Balance Conversion Event and Conversion of the Convertible Security	20
	 	5.1	Buy-Back and Market Cap /Cash Balance Conversion Event	20
	 	5.2	Conversion of the Convertible Security	21
	 	5.3	Issuing of Investor’s Shares	23
	 	5.4	Limitation on Shares Issuable on Conversion	23
	 	 	 	 
	6	Additional Conditions
    to Investor’s Shares	25
	 	6.1	Conditions to issue of Investor’s Shares	25
	 	6.2	Consequence of failure to meet conditions	25
	 	 	 	 
	7	Representations and
    Warranties by the Company	25
	 	7.1	Representations and Warranties	25
	 	7.2	Investor's reliance	33
	 	7.3	Construction of representation and warranties	33
	 	7.4	Disclosures and limitations	33
	 	7.5	Notice	33
	 	 	 	 
	8	Representations and
    Warranties of the Investor	33
	 	8.1	Representations and warranties	33
	 	8.2	Company’s reliance	37
	 	8.3	Construction of representation and warranties	37
	 	8.4	Notice	37
	 	 	 	 
	9	Terms of the Warrants	37
	 	 	 	 
	10	Additional Covenants
    and Agreements	37
	 	10.1	U.S. Transfer and Sale Restrictions	37
	 	10.2	Ranking of the Investor’s Shares	37
	 	10.3	Ranking of Investor's interest in each Convertible Securities	38
	 	10.4	Right of First Refusal	38
	 	10.5	Grant of Security	40
	 	10.6	Release of Security	41
	 	10.7	Filing of a Short-Form Prospectus by the Company	41
	 	10.8	Rights of Investor	41
	 	10.9	Compliance with Laws	41
	 	10.10	TSX Listing	42

 

     

     

    

 

	 	10.11	Adjustments on Arrangements, Take-Overs and Changes of Control	42
	 	10.12	Register of Convertible Securities	42
	 	10.13	Prohibited Transactions	42
	 	10.14	No shorting	42
	 	10.15	Investor's Share Custodian	43
	 	10.16	Set-Off	43
	 	10.17	Set-Off Exclusion	43
	 	10.18	Miscellaneous Negative Covenants	43
	 	10.19	Use of Proceeds	44
	 	10.20	Withholding Gross-Up	44
	 	 	 	 
	11	Taxes	44
	 	 	 
	12	Default	45
	 	12.1	Events of Default	45
	 	12.2	Investor Right to Investigate an Event of Default	47
	 	 	 	 
	13	Notice and Cure Provisions	47
	 	 	 
	14	Rights of the Investor
    upon an Event of Default	48
	 	 	 
	15	Termination	49
	 	15.1	Events of Termination	49
	 	15.2	Effect of Termination	50
	 	 	 	 
	16	Survival and Indemnification	50
	 	16.1	Survival	50
	 	16.2	Indemnification of Investor	51
	 	 	 	 
	17	Miscellaneous	52
	 	17.1	Time of the essence	52
	 	17.2	No partnership or advisory or fiduciary relationship	52
	 	17.3	Remedies and injunctive relief	52
	 	17.4	Adjustments	52
	 	17.5	Successors and assigns	53
	 	17.6	Counterparts and e-mail	53
	 	17.7	Notices	53
	 	17.8	Amendments and waivers	54
	 	17.9	Legal Costs	55
	 	17.10	Payments under this Agreement	55
	 	17.11	Financial calculations	55
	 	17.12	Non circumvention	55
	 	17.13	Good Faith	55
	 	17.14	Publicity and confidentiality	56
	 	17.15	Severability and supervening legislation	56
	 	17.16	Illegality and impossibility	57
	 	17.17	Change in Law	57
	 	17.18	Entire Agreement	58
	 	17.19	Governing Law	58
	 	17.20	Jurisdiction	58
	 	Schedule 1 – Disclosure Schedule	60
	 	Annexure A – Warrant Certificate	63
	 	Annexure B – Form of Board Resolution	82
	 	Annexure C – Funds Flow Request	84

  

     

     

    

 

This Agreement is made the 14th day of December 2015

 

Parties

 

		1	NioCorp Developments Ltd. of Suite 115 – 7000 South
                                         Yosemite Street, Centennial CO 80112, having a registered and records office at Suite
                                         700 – 595 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V7X 1S8 (the Company)

 

		2	Lind Asset Management IV, LLC of 370 Lexington Ave, Suite 1900,
                                         New York, NY 10017 U.S.A (the Investor)

 

Recital

 

The Investor has agreed to invest an amount of up to US$10,500,000
in the Company, and the Company has agreed to issue Convertible Securities to the Investor in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.

 

It is agreed as
follows:

 

		1	Definitions and Interpretation

 

		1.1	Definitions

 

The following definitions apply unless the context
requires otherwise.

 

1933 Act means the United States
Securities Act of 1933.

 

20 Day Volume has the meaning given
to this term in clause 5.2(d)(iv)(C).

 

Affiliate has the meaning ascribed
to the terms “affiliate” and “affiliated” under the Securities Act (British Columbia).

 

Agreement means this agreement.

 

Amount Outstanding means the then-outstanding
Face Value of each Convertible Security following the issuance of that Convertible Security, after:

 

		(a)	conversion of that Convertible Security of any Conversion
                                         Amounts into Conversion Shares under clause 5.2 (if any); and

 

		(b)	any other amounts have been repaid by the Company to the
                                         Investor in respect of the Face Value of the Convertible Security.

 

Business Day means any day of the
year, other than a Saturday, Sunday or a statutory holiday in New York, New York, Vancouver, British Columbia or Toronto, Ontario.

 

Business Hours means 9:00AM to 5:00PM.

 

Buy-Back Amount Outstanding means:

 

		(a)	during the Lock-Up Period, the Amount Outstanding in respect
                                         of a Convertible Security, less the Buy-Back Conversion Amount, as described in clause
                                         5.1(c)(i); and

 

		(b)	following the Lock-Up Period, 105% multiplied by the Amount
                                         Outstanding in respect of a Convertible Security, less the Buy-Back Conversion Amount,
                                         as described in clause 5.1(c)(i).

 

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Buy-Back Conversion Amount means
the amount so specified by the Investor to the Company under a Buy-Back Conversion Notice under clause 5.1(b).

 

Buy-Back Conversion Date has the
meaning given to it in clause 5.1(c);

 

Buy-Back Conversion Notice means
a notice issued by the Investor to the Company as described in clause 5.1(b).

 

Buy-Back Conversion Option has the
meaning given to this term in clause 5.1(a).

 

Buy-Back Conversion Shares has the
meaning given to it in clause 5.1(b).

 

Buy-Back Notice means a notice issued
by the Company to the Investor as described in clause 5.1(a).

 

C$ (or CAD or C$)
means Canadian dollars, the legal currency of Canada.

 

Canadian Securities Laws means all
applicable securities laws in each of the Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick emanating
from Governmental Authorities including the respective rules and regulations made thereunder together with applicable published
national and local instruments, policy statements, notices, blanket rulings and orders of the Securities Commissions, all discretionary
rulings and orders, if any, of the Securities Commissions and the TSX Rules, all as the same are in effect at the date hereof.

 

Cash Conversion Amount
has the meaning given to that term in clause 5.4(c)(i).

 

Cash Conversion Notice has
the meaning given to that term in clause 5.4(c)(i).

 

Change in Law Termination Event means:

 

		(i)	a change in an interpretation or administration of a Law;

 

		(ii)	compliance by the Investor or any of its Affiliates with
                                         a Law or an interpretation or administration of a Law; or

 

		(iii)	a change after the date of this Agreement in a Law or an
                                         interpretation or administration of a Law,

 

which has, in the reasonable opinion of the Investor,
directly or indirectly, the effect of:

 

		(iv)	materially varying the duties, obligations or liabilities
                                         of the Company or the Investor in connection with any Transaction Document or Contemplated
                                         Transactions such that the Investor’s rights, powers, benefits, remedies or economic
                                         burden (including any Tax treatment in the hands of the Investor) are materially adversely
                                         affected; or

 

		(v)	otherwise materially adversely affecting rights, powers,
                                         benefits, remedies or the economic burden of the Investor (including by way of delay
                                         or postponement),

 

provided that the definition
of Change in Law Termination Event excludes for this purpose any provisions in the Criminal Code (Canada) regarding criminal
rates of interest.

 

CEO Loan has the
meaning given to that term in clause 10.5(d).

 

Change of Control Event means, in
respect of the Company:

 

		(a)	a change in the composition of the board of directors of
                                         the Company at a single shareholder meeting where 50% or more of the individuals that
                                         are directors at the start of such shareholder meeting are no longer directors at the
                                         conclusion of such meeting, unless the new directors have been nominated by management;

 

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		(b)	other than a shareholder that holds such a position at
                                         the date of this Agreement, if an individual, person or legal entity comes to have beneficial
                                         ownership, control or direction over more than 50% of the voting rights attached to any
                                         class of voting securities of the Company; or

 

		(c)	the sale or other disposition by the Company or any of
                                         its Material Subsidiaries in a single transaction, or in a series of transactions, of
                                         all or substantially all of their respective assets.

 

Closing means the First Closing,
Subsequent First Convertible Security Closing at the Request of the Company, Subsequent First Convertible Security Closing at
the Request of the Investor, Second Closing or Subsequent Second Convertible Security Closing, as applicable.

 

Closing Date means the First Closing
Date or the Second Closing Date, as applicable.

 

Contemplated Transactions means the
transactions contemplated in this Agreement.

 

Conversion means the conversion of
the Convertible Security in accordance with clause 5.2, and including, for greater certainty, a conversion of the Convertible
Security pursuant to a Buy-Back Conversion Notice or a Market Cap / Cash Balance Conversion Notice.

 

Conversion Amount means an amount
specified in a Conversion Notice in accordance with clause 5.2(d)(iv) the Buy-Back Conversion Amount or the Market Cap / Cash
Balance Conversion Amount, as applicable.

 

Conversion Date means a date specified
by the Investor in a Conversion Notice.

 

Conversion Notice means a notice
given by the Investor to the Company pursuant to clause 5.2(a), a Buy-Back Conversion Notice or a Market Cap / Cash Balance Conversion
Notice, as applicable.

 

Conversion Notice Date means the
date of a Conversion Notice, the date of a Buy-Back Conversion Notice or the date of a Market Cap / Cash Balance Conversion Notice.

 

Conversion Price means the price
per Share equal to 85% of the VWAP per Share (in Canadian dollars) for the five (5) consecutive Trading Days immediately prior
to the Conversion Notice Date.

 

Conversion Shares means Shares issuable
or issued (as applicable) in accordance with clause 5.2, including, for greater certainty, the Buy-Back Conversion Shares and
the Market Cap / Cash Balance Conversion Shares.

 

Convertible Securities means the
First Convertible Security and the Second Convertible Security.

 

Convertible Security means the First
Convertible Security or the Second Convertible Security, as applicable.

 

Corporations Act means the Business
Corporation Act (British Columbia) and the regulations thereunder.

 

Debt Proceeds has the meaning given
to that term in clause 10.3(b)(i).

 

Debt Proceeds Notification has the
meaning given to that term in clause 10.3(b).

 

Deed of Trust means the Deed
of Trust, Security Agreement, Financing Statement and Assignment of Rents and Revenues among Elk Creek Resources Corp., the Company,
the Investor and First American Title Insurance Company dated the date hereof.

 

Designated CAD Equivalent Amount
means in relation to a specific US dollar amount, the CAD equivalent of that specified US dollar amount converted using the closing
mid-point spot CAD/US dollars exchange rate (as reported by Bloomberg, LP).

 

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Designated Warrant Holder means:

 

Lind Asset Management IV, LLC

c/o The Lind Partners, LLC

370 Lexington Ave, Suite 1900

New York, NY 10017 USA

 

or such other Person as Investor designates in
writing to Company, provided such Person is entitled to subscribe for such Warrants in compliance with prospectus and registration
exemptions of applicable securities laws and the Rules of TSX.

 

Disclosure Schedule has the meaning
given to that term in clause 7.4(b).

 

Elk Creek Project means the Company’s
Niobium / Scandium / Titanium project, consisting of the Company’s Elk Creek Carbonatite property, located in south-east
Nebraska, USA.

 

E-mail Time has the meaning given
to that term in clause 17.7(d)(i).

 

Environmental Laws has the
meaning given to that term in clause 7.1(p). 

 

Escrow means the escrow arrangement
created by the Escrow Agreement in relation to the issuance of the First Convertible Security.

 

Escrow Agreement means the
escrow agreement dated the date hereof among Stikeman Elliott LLP as escrow agent, the Investor and the Company.

 

Escrowed Amount means US$1,500,000.

 

Event of Default means an event of
default as set out in clause 12.1.

 

Exchange Act means the United States
Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Execution Date means the date of
mutual execution of this Agreement, or where one Party executes this Agreement on a date prior to another Party, means the date
upon which the second Party executes this Agreement.

 

Face Value means the Face Value of
the First Convertible Security and the Face Value of the Second Convertible Security as set out in and varied by clause 2.1.

 

First Closing has the meaning given
to that term in clause 2.1(a).

 

First Closing Date means the date
of First Closing, as defined in clause 2.1(a).

 

First Closing Fee means an
amount payable by the Company to the Investor on the First Closing Date, as consideration for the Investor effecting First Closing,
which must be paid in the amount of US$135,000 in accordance with clause 3.1(a).

 

First Convertible Security has the
meaning given to that term in clause 2.1(a).

 

First Convertible Security Increase Notice
from the Company has the meaning given to that term in clause 2.1(d).

 

First Convertible Security Increase Notice
from the Investor has the meaning given to that term in clause 2.1(c).

 

First Warrants means 3,125,000 warrants
to purchase Shares exercisable at the Warrants Exercise Price on or before the date falling thirty-six (36) months after their
issue, granted in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Annexure A.

 

Frustration Termination Event means
there comes into being an applicable Law which, or an official or reasonable interpretation of which, in the Investor’s
reasonable opinion, makes it illegal or impossible for the Investor or the Company to undertake any of the Contemplated Transactions,
in accordance with this Agreement, or renders consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions in accordance with this Agreement
unenforceable, void, voidable or unlawful, or contrary to or inconsistent with any Law, provided that the definition of Frustration
Termination Event excludes for this purpose any provisions in the Criminal Code (Canada) regarding criminal rates of interest.

 

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Funded Amount has the meaning given
to it in clause 2.1(e)(i).

 

Funds Flow Request has the meaning
given to it in clause 4.1(a)(iv).

 

Governmental Authority means any
United States, Canadian or other (a) multinational, federal, provincial, state, regional, municipal, local or other government,
governmental or public department, central bank, court, tribunal, arbitral body, bureau or agency, domestic or foreign, (b) any
subdivision, agent, commission, board, or authority of any of the foregoing, or (c) any quasi-governmental or private body exercising
any regulatory, expropriation or taxing authority under or for the account of any of the foregoing, and any stock exchange or
self-regulatory authority and, for greater certainty, includes the Securities Commissions, the TSX and Market Regulation Services
Inc.

 

IFRS has the meaning given
to that term in clause 8.1(m).

 

Initial Period means in respect
of the First Convertible Security, the period commencing on the Execution Date and end on the day that is four months and one
day later, and in all other respects the period commencing on the relevant date and ending on the day that is four months and
one day following such relevant date.

 

Insolvency Event means the commencement
by the Company or any Material Subsidiary of a voluntary proceeding under applicable bankruptcy or insolvency legislation (Bankruptcy
Laws) or the commencement by any person of involuntary proceedings under Bankruptcy Laws against the Company or any Material
Subsidiary that are not dismissed within sixty (60) days after commencement thereof, or a receiver or administrator is appointed
for or takes charge of all or substantially all of the property of the Company or any Material Subsidiary, or the Company or any
Material Subsidiary commences any other proceeding under any proposal, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution,
insolvency or liquidation or similar Law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the Company or any
Material Subsidiary, or the Company or any Material Subsidiary is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt, or any order or relief or
other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered, or the Company or any Material Subsidiary makes a general assignment
for the benefit of creditors.

 

Interest Rate upon Default has the
meaning given to that term in clause 14(f).

 

Investor Indemnified Person has the
meaning given to that term in clause 16.2(a).

 

Investor’s Shares means the
Conversion Shares and the Shares issued or issuable on exercise of the Warrants or otherwise to the Investor under this Agreement.

 

Law means Canadian Securities Laws,
US Securities Laws and all other statutes, regulations, statutory rules, orders, by-laws, codes, ordinances, decrees, the terms
and conditions of any grant of approval, permission, authority or license, or any judgment, order, decision, ruling, award, policy
or guideline, of any Governmental Authority, and the term applicable with respect to such Laws and in the context
that refers to one or more persons, means that such Laws apply to such person or persons or its or their business, undertaking,
property or securities and emanate from a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the person or persons or its or their
business, undertaking, property or securities.

 

Lien means a lien, charge, mortgage,
security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, or pre-emptive right.

 

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Lock-Up Period means the period during
which the Investor may not trade Conversion Shares on the TSX and:

 

		(a)	in respect of the First Convertible Security and the First
                                         Warrants, means the period commencing from the First Closing Date and ending on the earlier
                                         of i) the date that is four (4) months and one (1) calendar day after the First Closing
                                         Date and ii) the Prospectus Event, provided the relevant provisions of NI 45-102 are
                                         otherwise complied with;

 

		(b)	in respect of the Subsequent Funding First Warrants, means
                                         the period commencing from the Subsequent First Convertible Security Closing at the Request
                                         of the Company or the Subsequent First Convertible Security Closing at
                                         the Request of the Investor, as the case may be, and ending on the date
                                         that is four (4) months and one (1) calendar day after the Subsequent First Convertible
                                         Security Closing at the Request of the Company or the Subsequent First
                                         Convertible Security Closing at the Request of the Investor, as the case may be, provided
                                         the relevant provisions of NI 45-102 are otherwise complied with;

 

		(c)	in respect of the Second Convertible Security and the Second
                                         Warrants, means the period commencing from the Second Closing Date and ending on the
                                         date that is four (4) months and one (1) calendar day after the Second Closing Date,
                                         provided the relevant provisions of NI 45-102 are otherwise complied with; and

 

		(d)	in respect of the Subsequent Funding Second Warrants, means
                                         the period commencing from the Subsequent Second Convertible Security Closing and ending
                                         on the date that is four (4) months and one (1) calendar day after the Subsequent Second
                                         Convertible Security Closing, provided the relevant provisions of NI 45-102 are otherwise
                                         complied with.

 

Losses has the meaning given to that
term in clause 16.2(a).

 

Market Cap / Cash Balance Conversion has
the meaning given to this term in clause 5.1(d).

 

Market Cap / Cash Balance Conversion Amount
has the meaning given to this term in clause 5.1(d).

 

Market Cap / Cash Balance Conversion
Event means if any of the following occur:

 

		(a)	the aggregate of the Company’s cash (and cash equivalents)
                                         fall below US$1,000,000;

 

		(b)	the Market Capitalisation of the Company is below C$77,000,000;
                                         or

 

		(c)	the Market Capitalisation of the Company is above C$175,000,000.

 

Market Cap / Cash Balance Conversion Notice
has the meaning given to this term in clause 5.1(d).

 

Market Cap / Cash Balance Conversion Shares
has the meaning given to this term in clause 5.1(d).

 

Market Capitalisation means the number
of Shares outstanding as of the relevant date of determination multiplied by the VWAP of the Shares for one Trading Day calculated
as at the close of trading on the TSX on such Trading Day.

 

Material Adverse Effect means a material
adverse effect on:

 

		(a)	the assets, liabilities, results of operations, condition
                                         (financial or otherwise), business, or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries
                                         taken as a whole; or

 

		(b)	the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under
                                         this Agreement.

 

Material Subsidiaries means Elk Creek
Resources Corp. and 0896800 B.C. Ltd.

 

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Materials has the meaning given to
that term in clause 7.1(u)(i).

 

Misrepresentation has the meaning
given to that term under Canadian Securities Laws applicable in the Province of British Columbia.

 

Money Laundering Laws has the meaning
given to that term in clause 7.1(t).

 

New York Business Day means a day,
other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in New York, New York are open for the general transaction of business.

 

NI 45-102 means National Instrument
45-102 Resale of Securities.

 

NI 45-106 means National Instrument
45-106 Prospectus Exemptions.

 

OFAC has the meaning given to that
term in clause 7.1(r).

 

Pari Passu Amount has the
meaning given to that term in clause 10.5(d).

 

Party means a party to this Agreement.

 

PFIC has the meaning given to that
term in clause 8.1(m).

 

Priority Offering Notice has the
meaning given to that term in clause 10.4(b).

 

Priority Offering Response Notice has
the meaning given to that term in clause 10.4(d)..

 

Pro Rata Interest means, on any date,
the security ownership interest of the Investor and its Affiliates in the Company, expressed as a percentage, equal to (i) the
aggregate number of outstanding Shares beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, or over which control or direction is exercised
by the Investor and its Affiliates; divided by (ii) the aggregate number of outstanding Shares. For purposes of this calculation,
the Shares issuable upon the exercise or conversion of any Convertible Security or other convertible securities beneficially owned
by the Investor or its Affiliates shall be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of (i) and (ii) above of this calculation.

 

Proceeding has the meaning given
to that term in clause 16.2(a)(v).

 

Prohibited Transaction means a transaction
with a third party or third parties in which the Company issues or sells (or arranges or agrees to issue or sell):

 

		(a)	any debt, equity or equity-linked securities (including
                                         options or warrants) that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include
                                         the right to receive Shares:

 

		(i)	at a conversion, repayment, exercise or exchange rate or
                                         other price that is based on, and/or varies with, the trading prices of, or quotations
                                         for, the Shares; or

 

		(ii)	at a conversion, repayment, exercise or exchange rate or
                                         other price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance
                                         of such debt, equity or equity-linked security or upon the occurrence of specified or
                                         contingent events;

 

but excluding warrants that
may be repriced by the Company, or

 

		(b)	any securities in a capital or debt raising transaction
                                         or series of related transactions which grant to an investor the right to receive additional
                                         securities based upon future transactions of the Company on terms more favourable than
                                         those granted to such investor in such first transaction or series of related transactions;

 

and are deemed to include transactions generally
referred to as equity lines of credit and stand-by equity distribution agreements, and convertible securities and loans having
a similar effect. For the avoidance of doubt, rights issuances, shareholder purchase plans, employee share ownership plans, convertible
securities, or equity issuances, based on the Company's trading price but each at a fixed price per Share, are not Prohibited
Transactions.

 

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Prospectus Event means the issuance
by the British Columbia Securities Commission of a final receipt in respect of a short form prospectus filed by the Company qualifying
the distribution of i) the First Convertible Security and ii) the Investor’s Shares issuable on exercise of the First Warrants.

 

Property has the meaning given to
that term in clause 10.5(a).

 

Public Record means the documents
filed by the Company with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities under the Company’s profile on the SEDAR website
(www.sedar.com).

 

Register of the Convertible Securities means
a register of the Convertible Securities recording the initial issuance of the relevant Convertible Security, its Face Value,
any Conversion and the Amount Outstanding.

 

Relevant Information has the meaning
given to that term in clause 17.14(a).

 

Second Closing has the meaning given
to that term in clause 2.1(g).

 

Second Closing Date means, if the
Investor has given the Company a Second Convertible Security Notice Investor Response under clause 2.1(f), the later of the date
falling:

 

		(a)	thirty (30) calendar days after the Second Closing Notification
                                         Date; and

 

		(b)	ten (10) Trading Days after the Investor has given the
                                         Company a Second Convertible Security Notice Investor Response under clause 2.1(f),

 

Second Closing Fee means an
amount payable by the Company to the Investor on the Second Closing Date, as consideration for the Investor effecting the Second
Closing, and which shall equal 3% of the Funded Amount as determined in accordance with clause 3.1(b).

 

Second Closing Notification Date
means the date on which at least 80% of the Face Value of the First Convertible Security has been converted or repaid to the Investor,
provided that at such time: (a) the Market Capitalisation of the Company is above C$90,000,000, and (b) the Company has at least
US$1,000,000 of cash on its balance sheet.

 

Second Convertible Security has the
meaning given to that term in clause 2.1(g).

 

Second Convertible Security Increase Notice
has the meaning given to that term in clause 2.1(i).

 

Second Convertible Security Notice has
the meaning given to that term in clause 2.1(e).

 

Second Convertible Security Notice Investor
Response has the meaning given to that term in clause 2.1(f).

 

Second Warrants means that number
of warrants to purchase Shares to which the Investor is entitled pursuant to the Second Warrants Calculation Formula, exercisable
at the Warrants Exercise Price on or before the date falling thirty-six (36) months after their issue, granted in accordance with
the terms and conditions set out in Annexure A.

 

Second Warrants Calculation Formula means
the number (N) determined pursuant to the following formula:

 

(the Funded Amount / VWAP per Share during the five
(5) consecutive Trading Days immediately before the Second Closing Date) X 0.50 = N.

 

Securities means each of the Investor’s
Shares, Convertible Securities, and Warrants, and all of the Investor’s Shares, Convertible Securities and the Warrants
collectively.

 

Securities Commissions means, collectively,
the securities commissions or other securities regulatory authorities in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan,
Ontario and New Brunswick.

 

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Security Structure Event means any
consolidation, subdivision or any payment of a special dividend in Shares of the Company or distribution of Shares of the Company
to holders of its outstanding Shares, which for the avoidance of doubt, does not include a rights offering, private placement
or public offering of Shares.

 

Securities Termination Event means
any of the following has occurred:

 

		(a)	trading in securities generally in Canada or the United
                                         States has been suspended or limited for a consecutive period of greater than five (5)
                                         Business Days; or

 

		(b)	a banking moratorium has been declared by Canada, the United
                                         States or the New York State authorities and is continuing for a consecutive period of
                                         greater than five (5) Business Days.

 

Share means a fully paid common share
in the capital of the Company and includes (where applicable) Investor’s Shares.

 

Share Custodian means the share custodian
notified by the Investor to the Company under clause 10.15.

 

Share Maximum has the meaning given
to this term in clause 5.4(a)..

 

Subsidiary has the meaning given
to that term in the Corporations Act.

 

Subsequent First Convertible Security Closing
at the Request of the Company has the meaning given to that term in the clause 2.1(d).

 

Subsequent First Convertible Security Closing
at the Request of the Investor has the meaning given to that term in the clause 2.1(c).

 

Subsequent Funding First Warrants means
that number of warrants to purchase Shares to which the Investor is entitled pursuant to the Subsequent Funding First Warrants
Calculation Formula, exercisable at the Warrants Exercise Price on or before the date falling thirty-six (36) months after their
issue, granted in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Annexure A.

 

Subsequent Funding First Warrants Calculation
Formula means the number (N) determined pursuant to the following formula:

 

(US$1,000,000 / VWAP per Share during the five (5)
consecutive Trading Days immediately before the Subsequent First Convertible Security Closing) X 0.50 = N

 

Subsequent Funding Second Warrants
means that number of warrants to purchase Shares to which the Investor is entitled pursuant to the Subsequent Funding Second Warrants
Calculation Formula, exercisable at the Warrants Exercise Price on or before the date falling thirty-six (36) months after their
issue, granted in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Annexure A.

 

Subsequent Funding Second Warrants Calculation
Formula means the number (N) determined pursuant to the following formula:

 

((the Funded Amount X 0.20) / VWAP per Share during
the five (5) consecutive Trading Days immediately before the Subsequent Second Convertible Security Closing) X 0.50 = N.

 

Subsequent Second Convertible Security Closing
has the meaning given to that term in the clause 2.1(i).

 

Subsequent Offering has the meaning
given to that term in clause 10.4(a).

 

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Tax means (a) any and all taxes,
duties, fees, excises, premiums, assessments, imposts, levies and other charges or assessments of any kind whatsoever imposed
by any Governmental Authority, whether computed on a separate, consolidated, unitary, combined or other basis, including those
levied on, or measured by, or described with respect to, income, gross receipts, profits, gains, windfalls, capital, capital stock,
production, recapture, transfer, land transfer, license, gift, occupation, wealth, environment, net worth, indebtedness, surplus,
sales, goods and services, harmonized sales, use, value-added, excise, special assessment, stamp, withholding, business, franchising,
real or personal property, health, employee health, payroll, workers’ compensation, employment or unemployment, severance,
social services, social security, education, utility, surtaxes, customs, import or export, and including all license and registration
fees and all employment insurance, health insurance and government pension plan premiums or contributions; (b) all interest,
penalties, fines, additions to tax or other additional amounts imposed by any Governmental Authority on or in respect of amounts
of the type described in clause (a) above or this clause (b); (c) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type
described in clauses (a) or (b) as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for any
period; and (d) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) as a result of any
express or implied obligation to indemnify any other person or as a result of being a transferee or successor in interest to any
Party.

 

Term means:

 

		(c)	in respect of the First Convertible Security, the period
                                         commencing from the First Closing Date and ending on the date that is the earlier of:
                                         (i) twenty-four (24) months from the First Closing Date; or (ii) thirty (30) calendar
                                         days after the date on which there is nil Amount Outstanding for the First Convertible
                                         Security due to the Amount Outstanding having been fully converted and/ or fully repaid
                                         (including with any applicable premium); and

 

		(d)	in respect of the Second Convertible Security, the period
                                         commencing from the Second Closing Date and ending on the date that is the earlier of:
                                         (i) twenty-four (24) months from the Second Closing Date; or (ii) thirty (30) calendar
                                         days after the date on which there is nil Amount Outstanding for the Second Convertible
                                         Security due to the Amount Outstanding having been fully converted and/ or fully repaid
                                         (including with any applicable premium).

 

Toronto Business Day
means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in Toronto, Ontario are open for the general transaction of business.

 

Total Interest Amount
means the total interest amount on any of the Convertible Securities, based on an implied interest rate of 10% per annum.

 

Trading Day means a day on which
the TSX is open for the buying and selling of securities.

 

Transaction Documents means this
Agreement and all Warrant certificates issued under this Agreement

 

TSX means the Toronto Stock Exchange.

 

TSX Rules means the TSX Company
Manual.

 

US$ or US dollars means
US dollars, the lawful currency of the United States of America.

 

US Securities Laws means all applicable
U.S. federal and state securities laws including the respective rules and regulations made thereunder together with applicable
rules, policies, notices, discretionary rulings and orders issued by applicable securities regulatory authorities having application,
all as the same are in effect at the date hereof.

 

Vancouver Business Day means a day,
other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in Vancouver, British Columbia are open for the general transaction of business.

 

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VWAP means the volume weighted average
trading price of the Shares, calculated by dividing the total value by the total volume of the Shares traded for the relevant
period.

 

Warrants means the First Warrants,
the Subsequent Funding First Warrants, the Second Warrants and the Subsequent Funding Second Warrants (and Warrant means any single
Warrant of any one of them).

 

Warrants Exercise Price means:

 

		(a)	for the First Warrants, the price per Share equal to 120%
                                         of the VWAP per Share (in Canadian dollars) for the five (5) consecutive Trading Days
                                         immediately before the Execution Date (provided that if the resultant VWAP number contains
                                         four or more decimal places, such number will be rounded to the nearest four decimal
                                         places) subject to all adjustments pursuant to this Agreement;

 

		(b)	for the Subsequent Funding First Warrants, the price per
                                         Share equal to 120% of the VWAP per Share (in Canadian dollars) for the five (5) consecutive
                                         Trading Days immediately before the Subsequent First Convertible Security Closing at
                                         the Request of the Company or the Subsequent First Convertible Security Closing at the
                                         Request of the Investor, as the case may be (provided that if the resultant VWAP number
                                         contains four or more decimal places, such number will be rounded to the nearest four
                                         decimal places) subject to all adjustments pursuant to this Agreement;

 

		(c)	for the Second Warrants, the price per Share equal to 120%
                                         of the VWAP per Share (in Canadian dollars) for the five (5) consecutive Trading Days
                                         immediately before the Second Closing Date (provided that if the resultant VWAP number
                                         contains four or more decimal places, such number will be rounded to the nearest four
                                         decimal places) subject to all adjustments pursuant to this Agreement; and

 

		(d)	for the Subsequent Funding Second Warrants, the price per
                                         Share equal to 120% of the VWAP per Share (in Canadian dollars) for the five (5) consecutive
                                         Trading Days immediately before the Subsequent Second Convertible Security Closing, as
                                         the case may be (provided that if the resultant VWAP number contains four or more decimal
                                         places, such number will be rounded to the nearest four decimal places) subject to all
                                         adjustments pursuant to this Agreement.

 

in each case, subject to
all adjustments pursuant to this Agreement.

 

		1.2	Interpretation

 

The following rules apply unless the context requires
otherwise.

 

		(a)	Headings and sub-headings used in this Agreement are used
                                         for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.

 

		(b)	The singular includes the plural, and the converse also
                                         applies.

 

		(c)	A gender includes all genders.

 

		(d)	If a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms
                                         have a corresponding meaning.

 

		(e)	A reference to a clause is a reference to a clause of this
                                         Agreement.

 

		(f)	Mentioning anything after “includes”, “including”,
                                         “for example”, or similar expressions, does not limit what else might be
                                         included.

 

		(g)	A reference to an agreement or document (including a reference
                                         to this Agreement) is to the agreement or document as amended, supplemented or novated.

 

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		(h)	Each reference to the word “person” in this
                                         Agreement will be deemed to include an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated
                                         or unincorporated association or body, joint venture, limited liability company, joint
                                         stock company, government (or any agency or subdivision), and other entity of any kind.

 

		(i)	As used in this Agreement, references to the Recitals,
                                         clauses, Disclosure Schedule and the Annexures are references, respectively, to the Recitals
                                         of, clauses of, Disclosure Schedule to, and the Annexures to, this Agreement unless otherwise
                                         indicated.

 

		(j)	The Disclosure Schedule and the Annexures identified in
                                         this Agreement are incorporated in this Agreement by reference and made a part of this
                                         Agreement.

 

		(k)	Where a Closing Date falls on a day that is not a New York
                                         Business Day, a Vancouver Business Day or a Toronto Business Day, the Closing will occur
                                         on the day that is the next day that is a New York Business Day, Vancouver Business Day
                                         and Toronto Business Day.

 

		(l)	Where a Conversion Date falls on a day that is not a New
                                         York Business Day, a Vancouver Business Day or a Toronto Business Day or a day on which
                                         the TSX is not open for trading, the relevant Conversion will occur on the day that is
                                         the next day that is a New York Business Day, a Vancouver Business Day or a Toronto Business
                                         Day or a day on which the TSX is open for trading.

 

		(m)	References in this Agreement to volume of trading of Shares
                                         and market price of Shares will be determined by reference to the calculations from the
                                         trading of such Shares on the TSX, or if the Shares are not hereafter listed on TSX,
                                         such other primary stock exchange or stock market upon which the Shares of the Company
                                         may be listed from time-to-time hereafter.

 

		(n)	Any reference to time on a given day, excluding in connection
                                         with the meaning of Business Hours herein, shall be a reference to the local time in
                                         New York, New York on such day.

 

		(o)	This Agreement will be construed without regard to any
                                         presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting
                                         or causing any instrument to be drafted.

 

		2	Convertible Securities

 

		2.1	Convertible Securities

 

On the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, and in reliance on the respective representations and warranties of the Parties set out in this Agreement:

 

		(a)	within ten (10) Trading Days of the Execution Date or such
                                         later date as may be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement (the
                                         First Closing Date), the Investor will advance to the Company US$4,500,000
                                         (of which US$1,500,000 will be delivered into Escrow in accordance with the Escrow Agreement
                                         and constitute a conditional advance only to the Company), which following the set off
                                         of the US$135,000 First Closing Fee under clause 3.1(a) will result in the Investor being
                                         required to advance the Company US$4,365,000 (subject to any additional set off in this
                                         Agreement and the Escrow) (First Closing) in consideration of which the
                                         Company shall issue (and at the First Closing will be deemed to have issued) to the Investor
                                         an uncertificated convertible security with a face value of US$5,400,000 (Face
                                         Value of the First Convertible Security) (representing a funding amount of US$4,500,000
                                         plus an implied 10% interest rate per annum for the Term) on the terms set out in this
                                         Agreement (the First Convertible Security) all subject to the Escrow,
                                         and if the Escrowed Amount is not released to the Company in accordance with the Escrow
                                         Agreement the Face Value of the First Convertible Security will be reduced by an equivalent
                                         amount upon return of the Escrowed Amount to the Investor. For greater certainty if the
                                         Escrowed Amount is returned to the Investor in accordance with the Escrow Agreement,
                                         the Company agrees that it shall have no claim of any sort against the Investor for failure
                                         to advance US$4,500,000 under this 2.1(a);

 

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		(b)	if the Company exercises its buy-back rights under clause
                                         5.1(a) during the Initial Period in respect of the First Convertible Security, the Face
                                         Value of the First Convertible Security shall be reduced by US$450,000;

 

		(c)	at any time during the Term of the First Convertible Security,
                                         so long as any part of the Face Value of the First Convertible Security remains outstanding,
                                         the Investor may (at its absolute discretion) issue the Company with a written notice
                                         that it intends to increase the amount of the funding advanced under the First Convertible
                                         Security (First Convertible Security Increase Notice from the Investor)
                                         and within five (5) Trading Days of the issue of the First Convertible Security Increase
                                         Notice from the Investor, the Investor will advance to the Company, in immediately available
                                         funds a further US$1,000,000 (subject to any additional set off in this Agreement) with
                                         an implied interest rate of 10% per annum (being a Total Interest Amount of US$200,000
                                         regardless of whether the Conversion and/or repayment of the entire Amount Outstanding
                                         for the First Convertible Security occurs before the expiry of the Term, subject to clause
                                         5.4(d)), as additional consideration for the First Convertible Security, the Face Value
                                         of the First Convertible Security of which will increase by US$1,200,000 (representing
                                         a further funding amount of US$1,000,000 plus an implied interest amount of US$200,000)
                                         (the date on which such funds are received from the Investor by the Company constituting
                                         the Subsequent First Convertible Security Closing at the Request of the Investor);
                                         

 

		(d)	if the Amount Outstanding of the First Convertible
                                         Security has been reduced by at least US$1,200,000 further to the exercise by the Investor
                                         of its conversion rights under clause 5.2 hereunder, the Company may, within 90 days
                                         of the US$1,200,000 reduction, issue the Investor with a written notice requiring the
                                         Investor to increase the amount of the funding advanced under the First Convertible Security
                                         (First Convertible Security Increase Notice from the Company) and within
                                         thirty (30) Trading Days of the issue of the First Convertible Security Increase Notice
                                         from the Company, the Investor will advance to the Company, subject to no prior or current
                                         Event of Default and provided that at such time (i) the Market Capitalisation of the
                                         Company is above C$90,000,000, and (ii) the Company has at least US$1,000,000 of cash
                                         on its balance sheet in immediately available funds a further US$1,000,000 (subject to
                                         any additional set off in this Agreement) with an implied interest rate of 10% per annum
                                         (being a Total Interest Amount of US$200,000 regardless of whether the Conversion and/or
                                         repayment of the entire Amount Outstanding for the First Convertible Security occurs
                                         before the expiry of the Term, subject to clause 5.4) as additional consideration for
                                         the First Convertible Security, the Face Value of the First Convertible Security of which
                                         will increase by US$1,200,000 (representing a further funding amount of US$1,000,000
                                         plus an implied interest amount of US$200,000) (the date on which such funds are received
                                         from the Investor by the Company constituting the Subsequent First Convertible
                                         Security Closing at the Request of the Company);

 

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		(e)	the Company must, no more than thirty (30) calendar days
                                         following the Second Closing Notification Date, give a written notice (Second Convertible
                                         Security Notice) to the Investor that provides either:

 

		(i)	a non-retractable request that the Investor advance to the
                                         Company, subject to any right of set-off set forth in this Agreement, in immediately
                                         available funds, an additional amount of money that is between US$1,000,000 to US$6,000,000
                                         (subject to adjustment as the case may be under clause 2.1(f)(iii), the Funded
                                         Amount) in consideration of which the Company shall issue (and at the Second
                                         Closing Date will be deemed to have issued) to the Investor the Second Convertible Security;
                                         or

 

		(ii)	notice that the Company has elected not to issue a Second
                                         Convertible Security, provided that a failure to give such notice in time will be deemed
                                         to be a notice under this clause 2.1(e)(ii);

 

		(f)	if the Company issues a Second Convertible Security Notice
                                         under clause 2.1(e)(i), the Investor must, within twenty (20) calendar days of receiving
                                         the Second Convertible Security Notice, give a written notice (Second Convertible
                                         Security Notice Investor Response) to the Company that provides that the Investor
                                         has elected:

 

		(i)	not subscribe for the Second Convertible Security;

 

		(ii)	to subscribe for the Second Convertible Security at the
                                         Funded Amount specified in the Second Convertible Security Notice; or

 

		(iii)	to subscribe for the Second Convertible Security provided
                                         the Company is willing to agree to a revised Funded Amount as notified to it by the Investor
                                         in its Second Convertible Security Notice Investor Response and that is between US$1,000,000
                                         and US$6,000,000.

 

		(g)	if the Investor issues a Second Convertible Security Notice
                                         Investor Response to the Company under clause 2.1(f)(ii), then on the Second Closing
                                         Date, the Investor will advance to the Company the Funded Amount less the Second Closing
                                         Fee under clause 3.1(b) (subject to any additional set off in this Agreement) in consideration
                                         of which the Company shall issue (and at the Second Closing will be deemed to have issued)
                                         to the Investor an uncertificated convertible security (the Second Convertible
                                         Security) with a face value equal to 120% of the Funded Amount (Face Value
                                         of the Second Convertible Security) (the Second Closing);

 

		(h)	if the Company exercises its buy-back rights under clause
                                         5.1(a) during the Initial Period in respect of the Second Convertible Security and the
                                         Second Warrants then, notwithstanding clause 2.1(g), the Face Value of the Second Convertible
                                         Security will instead thereafter be equal to 110% of the Funded Amount;

 

		(i)	at any time during the Term of the Second Convertible Security,
                                         so long as any part of the Face Value of the Second Convertible Security remains outstanding,
                                         the Investor may (at its absolute discretion) issue the Company with a written notice
                                         that it intends to increase the amount of the funding advanced under the Second Convertible
                                         Security (Second Convertible Security Increase Notice) and within five
                                         (5) Trading Days of the issue of the Second Convertible Security Increase Notice the
                                         Investor will advance to the Company, in immediately available funds a further 20% of
                                         the Funded Amount (subject to any additional set off in this Agreement) with an implied
                                         interest rate of 10% per annum (regardless of whether the Conversion and/or repayment
                                         of the entire Amount Outstanding for the Second Convertible Security occurs before the
                                         expiry of the Term, subject to clause 5.4(b)), as additional consideration for the Second
                                         Convertible Security, the Face Value of the Second Convertible Security of which will
                                         increase by an aggregate of 20% of the Funded Amount plus an implied interest
                                         rate of 10% per annum (the date on which such funds are received from the Investor by
                                         the Company constituting the Subsequent Second Convertible Security Closing);
                                         and

 

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		(j)	if the:

 

		(i)	Company issues a Second Convertible Security Notice under
                                         clause 2.1(e)(ii); or

 

		(ii)	the Investor issues a Second Convertible Security Notice
                                         Investor Response under clause 2.1(f)(i),

 

the Investor will be under no
obligation to subscribe for, and the Company will be under no obligation to issue, the Second Convertible Security.

 

		2.2	Interest

 

If as a result of a Conversion
it is determined by the Investor or a court of competent jurisdiction that the effective rate of interest paid or payable on the
Amount Outstanding or the Face Value is an effective rate of interest greater than the maximum prescribed in section 347(1)(b)
of the Criminal Code (Canada), then the Parties shall take such steps, and modify this Agreement in such manner, so that
the effective rate of interest paid or payable does not contravene such section, including, if required, by the repayment by the
Investor to the Company of a sufficient amount of interest that was originally set-off from the Face Value so that the resulting
amount of interest received by the Investor does not result in an effective rate of interest greater than that permitted.

 

		3	Closing Fees and Warrants

 

		3.1	Closing Fees

 

At, or prior to, the:

 

		(a)	First Closing, the Company must pay the First Closing Fee
                                         to the Investor, which payment must be paid and discharged by the Company by being offset
                                         against the funding obligation of the Investor under clause 2.1(a), such that the Investor
                                         pays US$4,365,000 at the First Closing for the First Convertible Security; and

 

		(b)	Second Closing (if it occurs), the Company must pay the
                                         Second Closing Fee to the Investor, which payment must be paid and discharged by the
                                         Company by being offset against the funding obligation of the Investor under clause 2.1(g),
                                         such that the Investor pays the Funded Amount less 3% of the Funded Amount at the Second
                                         Closing for the Second Convertible Security.

 

		3.2	Closing Warrants

 

At, or prior to, the:

 

		(a)	First Closing, the Company shall grant to the Investor
                                         or Designated Warrant Holder the First Warrants;

 

		(b)	Subsequent First Convertible Security Closing at the Request
                                         of the Investor (if it occurs), the Company shall grant to the Investor or Designated
                                         Warrant Holder the Subsequent Funding First Warrants;

 

		(c)	Subsequent First Convertible Security Closing at the Request
                                         of the Company (if it occurs), the Company shall grant to the Investor or Designated
                                         Warrant Holder the Subsequent Funding First Warrants;

 

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		(d)	Second Closing (if it occurs), the Company shall grant
                                         to the Investor or Designated Warrant Holder the Second Warrants; and

 

		(e)	Subsequent Second Convertible Security Closing (if it occurs),
                                         the Company shall grant to the Investor or Designated Warrant Holder the Subsequent Funding
                                         Second Warrants.

 

		4	Conditions Precedent to Closing

 

		4.1	Conditions Precedent to Closing – Investor

 

The Investor will have no obligation to pay or
advance the amounts under clause 2.1(a), 2.1(b), 2.1(g) or clause 2.1(i) (as and if applicable) to the Company or to effect the
relevant Closing, unless and until the following conditions are fulfilled, or waived in writing by the Investor, by no later than
immediately prior to the relevant Closing:

 

		(a)	The Company has delivered or caused to be delivered to
                                         the Investor, and the Investor has received, the following:

 

		(i)	a copy of the resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors
                                         of the Company, including those in the form attached as Annexure B;

 

		(ii)	an executed copy of each of the documents required by clause
                                         10.5;

 

		(iii)	copies of such additional documents (including evidence
                                         demonstrating all relevant approvals have been obtained from each person who is a party
                                         to an agreement with the Company where the transactions contemplated by a Closing would
                                         otherwise contravene, breach or constitute an event of default under that agreement with
                                         such person, as applicable), certificates, payments, assignments, transfers and other
                                         deliveries as the Investor or its legal counsel may reasonably request and as are customary
                                         in Canada to effect a closing of the matters contemplated at the First Closing and the
                                         Second Closing (as applicable) under this Agreement; and

 

		(iv)	the flow of funds request, substantially in the form set
                                         out in Annexure C (Funds Flow Request).

 

		(b)	Where the relevant Closing, or the issue of the relevant
                                         Convertible Security, or Warrants, may not be effected under Canadian Securities Laws
                                         or the Corporations Act in the absence of shareholder approval, the Company has obtained
                                         all shareholder approvals for the purposes of the Corporations Act and any Canadian Securities
                                         Laws and delivered to the Investor, and the Investor has received, documentary evidence
                                         (reasonably satisfactory to the Investor) of such shareholder approval having been obtained.

 

		(c)	The representations and warranties of the Company contained
                                         in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of the dates as of
                                         which they are made or deemed to be made under this Agreement.

 

		(d)	Any and all consents, permits, approvals, registrations,
                                         waivers and documents, in the reasonable opinion of the Investor are necessary or appropriate
                                         for the consummation of those Contemplated Transactions that would be consummated at
                                         the relevant Closing, have been issued by the Company and received by the Investor and
                                         remain in full force and effect.

 

		(e)	The Investor is of the opinion, acting reasonably, that:

 

		(i)	no Event of Default has occurred;

 

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		(ii)	no Event of Default would result from the relevant Closing
                                         being effected.

 

		(f)	The Company has performed or complied in all material respects
                                         with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied
                                         with by the Company as at or prior to the relevant Closing.

 

		(g)	The Company has received the conditional approval of the
                                         TSX in respect of the issuance of the relevant Convertible Securities or Warrants, as
                                         the case may be, and the listing of the Shares underlying such Convertible Securities
                                         or Warrants. If the TSX approval received by the Company at the time of the First Closing
                                         does not cover the Second Convertible Securities (including the Shares issuable thereunder),
                                         the Subsequent Funding First Warrants (including the Shares issuable thereunder), the
                                         Second Warrants (including the Shares issuable thereunder) and the Subsequent Funding
                                         Second Warrants (including the Shares issuable thereunder), the Company shall have obtained
                                         TSX approval in respect of the Second Convertible Securities (including the Shares issuable
                                         thereunder), the Second Warrants (including the Shares issuable thereunder), the Subsequent
                                         Funding First Warrants (including the Shares issuable thereunder) and the Subsequent
                                         Funding Second Warrants (including the Shares issuable thereunder) in the time-frame
                                         that will allow the Company to issue such securities to the Investor as provided for
                                         under this Agreement.

 

		(h)	The Investor has received each of the documents required
                                         to be delivered, or which evidences satisfaction of the conditions, in accordance with
                                         paragraphs (a) – (g) of this clause 4.1 in connection with the relevant
                                         Closing.

 

The Investor may, but is not required to, deem
the absence of any notification by the Company prior to the relevant Closing that any conditions to the relevant Closing have
not been fulfilled to be an assurance that all conditions to the relevant Closing have been fulfilled.

 

		4.2	Conditions Precedent to Closing – Company

 

		(a)	The Company will have no obligation to effect the relevant
                                         Closing, unless and until the following conditions are fulfilled, or waived in writing
                                         by the Company, by no later than immediately prior to the relevant Closing.

 

		(i)	The Investor has performed or complied in all material respects
                                         with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied
                                         with by the Investor as at, or prior to, the relevant Closing.

 

		(ii)	The representations and warranties of the Investor contained
                                         in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of the dates as of
                                         which they are made or deemed to be made under this Agreement.

 

		(iii)	The Company has received the conditional approval of the
                                         TSX in respect of the issuance of the relevant Convertible Securities or Warrants, as
                                         the case may be, and the listing of the Shares underlying such Convertible Securities
                                         or Warrants. If the TSX approval received by the Company at the time of the First Closing
                                         does not cover the Second Convertible Securities (including the Shares issuable thereunder),
                                         the Subsequent Funding First Warrants (including the Shares issuable thereunder), the
                                         Second Warrants (including the Shares issuable thereunder) and the Subsequent Funding
                                         Second Warrants (including the Shares issuable thereunder), the Company shall have obtained
                                         TSX approval in respect of the Second Convertible Securities (including the Shares issuable
                                         thereunder), the Second Warrants (including the Shares issuable thereunder), the Subsequent
                                         Funding First Warrants (including the Shares issuable thereunder) and the Subsequent
                                         Funding Second Warrants (including the Shares issuable thereunder) in the time-frame
                                         that will allow the Company to issue such securities to the Investor as provided for
                                         under this Agreement.

 

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		5	Buy-Back, Market Cap / Cash Balance Conversion Event and Conversion
                                         of the Convertible Security

 

		5.1	Buy-Back and Market Cap /Cash Balance Conversion Event

 

		(a)	In its sole discretion, the Company may buy-back the Amount
                                         Outstanding of a Convertible Security at any time for an amount equal to the Amount Outstanding
                                         for that Convertible Security. In the event of the Company electing to exercise its right
                                         under this clause 5.1(a), it must issue the Investor with a buy-back notice for the relevant
                                         Convertible Security (Buy-Back Notice), and upon receipt of a Buy-Back
                                         Notice, the Investor will have the option to convert an amount of the Amount Outstanding
                                         up to 30% of the Face Value of the Convertible Security into Shares at the Investor's
                                         discretion (subject to clause 5.4), at the Conversion Price (Buy-Back Conversion
                                         Option).

 

		(b)	If the Investor wishes to exercise the Buy-Back Conversion
                                         Option, it must, within five (5) Business Days of receiving a Buy-Back Notice, issue
                                         a buy-back conversion notice (Buy-Back Conversion Notice) to the Company
                                         specifying the dollar value of the Amount Outstanding (which may be up to 30% of the
                                         original Face Value of the Convertible Security, subject to clause 5.4) which it requires
                                         be converted into Shares (Buy-Back Conversion Shares) at the Conversion
                                         Price (Buy-Back Conversion Amount).

 

		(c)	Upon issuing a Buy-Back Notice to the Investor, the Company
                                         irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to (as applicable), within five (5) Business Days
                                         of receiving the Buy-Back Conversion Notice, or if no Buy-Back Conversion notice is received
                                         then within ten (10) Business Days of issuing the Buy-Back Notice (the Buy-Back
                                         Conversion Date):

 

		(i)	pay to the Investor in immediately available funds the Buy-Back
                                         Amount Outstanding in respect of the relevant Convertible Security, less any Buy-Back
                                         Conversion Amount requested by the Investor in a Buy-Back Conversion Notice that is permitted
                                         hereunder to be settled with Buy-Back Conversion Shares; and

 

		(ii)	issue the Buy-Back Conversion Shares (if applicable) to
                                         the Investor, in accordance with its relevant obligations under clause 5.2.

 

		(d)	If and for so long as a Market Cap / Cash Balance Conversion
                                         Event subsists, the Investor will have the right (in its sole discretion) to on one (1)
                                         Business Day written notice, require the Company to convert such dollar amount of the
                                         Amount Outstanding of a Convertible Security (subject to clause 5.4) (Market Cap
                                         / Cash Balance Conversion Amount) into Shares at the Conversion Price (Market
                                         Cap / Cash Balance Conversion Shares) as advised in writing by the Investor in
                                         the written notice (Market Cap / Cash Balance Conversion Notice) (Market
                                         Cap / Cash Balance Conversion).

 

		(e)	Upon receiving a Market Cap / Cash Balance Conversion Notice
                                         from the Investor, the Company must, in accordance with its relevant obligations under
                                         clause 5.2, issue the Market Cap / Cash Balance Conversion Shares to the Investor within
                                         three (3) Business Days (the Market Cap / Cash Balance Conversion Date).

 

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		(f)	For the avoidance of doubt, once a Market Cap / Cash Balance
                                         Conversion Event no longer subsists, the Investor’s right to issue a Market Cap
                                         / Cash Balance Conversion Notice under clause 5.1(d) ceases immediately, however, the
                                         Company must comply with any Market Cap / Cash Balance Conversion Notice issued prior
                                         to that time.

 

		(g)	For greater certainty, upon the Company complying with
                                         the obligations in clause 5.1(c) the Company will have satisfied all obligations to pay
                                         the Amount Outstanding to Investor and may at any time thereafter terminate this Agreement
                                         by providing written notice to the Investor, following which, the provisions of clause
                                         15.2 will apply.

 

		5.2	Conversion of the Convertible Security

 

Subject to the obligations set
out in clause 5.1, the Investor is permitted to convert each Convertible Security into Shares subject to the following terms and
conditions.

 

		(a)	The Investor may in its sole discretion one or more times
                                         and from time-to-time during the relevant period and the Term for a Convertible Security
                                         provide the Company a conversion notice (Conversion Notice) under
                                         this clause 5.2(a) indicating that it requires a Conversion of the Convertible Security.

 

		(b)	Upon receipt by the Company of a Conversion Notice pursuant
                                         to clause 5.2(a), the Company will effect a Conversion of the relevant Convertible Security
                                         or the part thereof specified by the Investor in its Conversion Notice using the relevant
                                         Conversion Price, by issuing and delivering Shares (in the number determined pursuant
                                         to clause 5.2(f)) to the Investor or its nominee on the Conversion Date (as defined below).

 

		(c)	The Parties acknowledge and agree, during the Lock-up Period:

 

		(i)	the Investor may deliver a Conversion Notice pursuant to
                                         clause 5.2(a) one or more times and from time-to-time; and

 

		(ii)	the Investor may deliver a Market Cap/ Cash Balance Conversion
                                         Notice in accordance with clause 5.1(d); and

 

		(iii)	Investor will abide by and follow the restrictions on transfer
                                         under applicable securities laws and the TSX Rules for those Securities subject to a
                                         Lock-up Period, and acknowledges that certificates representing such Securities will
                                         bear a restrictive legend if required under applicable securities laws and the TSX Rules.

 

		(d)	A Conversion Notice delivered pursuant to clause 5.2(a)
                                         will specify:

 

		(i)	the date by which the Investor requires Conversion to occur,
                                         giving at least one (1) Business Day notice (Conversion Date);

 

		(ii)	within one (1) Business Day of receiving the Conversion
                                         Notice, the Company will take the required actions in order for the Conversion to occur
                                         on the Conversion Date;

 

		(iii)	notwithstanding clauses 5.2(d)(i) and 5.2(d)(ii), in the
                                         event the Company, despite its best efforts is unable to complete the Conversion on the
                                         Conversion Date due to additional time being required by the Share Custodian or other
                                         relevant third party, the Conversion Date may be delayed up to five (5) Business Days
                                         from the date upon which the Company received the Conversion Notice;

 

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		(iv)	the Conversion Amount(s), which will be (i) in respect of
                                         the First Convertible Security, up to an aggregate US$275,000 on a monthly basis, and
                                         (ii) in respect of the Second Convertible Security, up to 1/12th of the Face
                                         Value of the Second Convertible Security on a monthly basis, or, in each case, up to
                                         the amount set forth below, if applicable, in all cases subject to the limitations set
                                         forth in clause 5.4:

 

		(A)	if the Amount Outstanding in respect of the First Convertible
                                         Security is less than US$275,000, the Conversion Amount will be the Amount Outstanding
                                         in respect of the First Convertible Security;

 

		(B)	if the Amount Outstanding in respect of the Second Convertible
                                         Security is less than 1/12th of the Face Value of the Second Convertible Security,
                                         the Conversion Amount will be 1/12th of the Amount Outstanding in respect
                                         of the Second Convertible Security;

 

		(C)	in respect of the Second Convertible Security, to the extent
                                         that 20% of the Company’s total traded dollar volume traded in the 20 days (the
                                         20 Day Volume) prior to a Conversion Notice exceeds 1/12 of the 1/12th
                                         of the Face Value of the Second Convertible Security, the Investor may convert
                                         an Amount Outstanding equal to 20% of the 20 Day Volume, to a maximum of 3/12th
                                         of the Face Value of the Second Convertible Security or to such higher maximum
                                         that may be agreed to by the Company and the Investor; and

 

		(D)	if an Event of Default has occurred, the Conversion Amount
                                         may be any amount up to the Amount Outstanding in the Investor’s discretion.

 

		(e)	In respect of the First Convertible Security and the Second
                                         Convertible Security, to the extent that the Company’s traded dollar volume in
                                         any seven (7) day period exceeds US$1,000,000, the Investor shall have the right, but
                                         not the obligation, to issue a further Conversion Notice allowing for the Conversion
                                         of up to an additional maximum Amount Outstanding of US$750,000 in any rolling 30 day
                                         period, or such other amount mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Investor.

 

		(f)	The number of Conversion Shares that the Company shall
                                         issue and deliver on a Conversion will be determined by dividing the Designated CAD Equivalent
                                         Amount of that Conversion Amount, calculated as at the Business Day immediately preceding
                                         the date on which the Conversion Shares are issued, by the relevant Conversion Price,
                                         provided that if the resultant number contains a fraction, such number will be rounded
                                         down to the next lowest whole number.

 

		(g)	On or prior to each Conversion Date, the Investor will
                                         provide the Company with a notice of the relevant Conversion Price applicable to the
                                         Conversion due to be effected on such Conversion Date, setting out the manner in which
                                         such Conversion Price was calculated by the Investor.

 

		(h)	The Company shall deliver to the Investor the Conversion
                                         Shares on the Conversion Date to which it is entitled under this clause, and where the
                                         Conversion Date is on or prior to the end of the Lock-Up Period, Conversion Shares will
                                         be delivered as physical certificates bearing the legend contemplated forth in clause
                                         5.2(c)(iii), but provided that where the Conversion Date is on a date subsequent to the
                                         Lock-Up Period:

 

		(i)	the Investor is entitled to have the legends required under
                                         Canadian Securities Laws removed from any previously issued Share or Warrant certificate
                                         which the Company undertakes to cause within five (5) Business Days of any request from
                                         the Investor, which request shall be accompanied by each applicable Share or Warrant
                                         certificate in respect of which the request is made;

 

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		(ii)	the Investor is entitled to have any subsequent Conversion
                                         Shares issued in an electronic or dematerialized form as determined by the Investor;

 

		(iii)	any Conversion Shares represented in an electronic or dematerialized
                                         form will not have the legend contemplated in clause 5.2(c)(iii); and

 

		(iv)	Investor shall provide all such certificates, declarations,
                                         and/or opinions reasonably required by the Company, reliance on which is required by
                                         Law in order for the Conversion Shares to be issued without United States legends attached.
                                         

 

		5.3	Issuing of Investor’s Shares

 

Subject to clause 5.4, each time
the Company is required to issue Shares to the Investor under this Agreement, the Company shall, without delay, take all actions
required under Canadian Securities Laws and US Securities Laws in respect of the issuance of such Shares to the Investor, including,
to the extent required, filing all required forms with and obtaining all approvals of the TSX that are required. In the event
any approvals of the TSX are conditional upon the Company subsequently filing additional information or documentation with the
TSX, the Company shall complete all such filings and the Investor shall cooperate to provide any required documentation required
to be provided by it in the prescribed time period.

 

		5.4	Limitation on Shares Issuable on Conversion

 

		(a)	Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, but
                                         subject to the last paragraph of this clause 5.4, the aggregate number of Investor’s
                                         Shares issuable upon Conversion, together with the number of Investor’s Shares
                                         issued upon exercise of Warrants, shall not exceed 22,388,029 Shares, as adjusted on
                                         a proportionate basis to reflect any Security Structure Event (the Share Maximum),
                                         unless and to the extent the Company has obtained approval by its shareholders for the
                                         issuance of additional Investor’s Shares in a manner and form required by the TSX,
                                         or has otherwise obtained the approval of the TSX to issue Shares in excess of the Share
                                         Maximum without shareholder approval.

 

		(b)	If in the opinion of the Investor it is likely that the issuance
                                         of Investor’s Shares upon a Conversion, together with the number of Investor’s
                                         Shares issued upon exercise of Warrants, would result in the issuance of a number of
                                         Shares in excess of the Share Maximum or result in the Investor becoming a "control
                                         person" (as defined in the Securities Act (British Columbia)), the Investor
                                         may on notice require that the Company call and hold a special or extraordinary meeting
                                         of shareholders to seek the required shareholder approval, which the Company shall hold
                                         within sixty (60) days of the date that the Investor has delivered notice to the Company.

 

		(c)	If the Share Maximum referred to in clause 5.4(a) above would
                                         be exceeded on a Conversion and the Company is unable to obtain the approval of its shareholders
                                         for the issuance of additional Investor’s Shares in excess of the Share Maximum,
                                         then without limiting any of the Investor’s other rights under this Agreement:

 

		(i)	the Investor may by written notice to the Company (Cash
                                         Conversion Notice) require the Company to pay a cash amount to the Investor
                                         equal to Y multiplied by $C, where:

 

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Y = the number of new Investor’s
Shares required to be issued to the Investor in excess of the Share Maximum; and

 

$C = the VWAP per Share on
the date of issuance of the relevant Conversion Notice, 

 

(Cash Conversion Amount);
and

 

		(ii)	upon the Company receiving a Cash Conversion Notice from
                                         the Investor, the Company must within five (5) Business Days pay the Investor in immediately
                                         available funds the Cash Conversion Amount.

 

		(d)	Notwithstanding any right of Conversion hereunder, Investor
                                         will not be entitled to convert that portion of the Amount Outstanding representing the
                                         Total Interest Amount until such time as the relevant pro rata amount has accrued in
                                         accordance with this clause 5.4(d). For purposes of determining that portion of the Amount
                                         Outstanding represented by principal, fees and expenses and the Total Interest Amount
                                         in connection with Conversions, in all cases a Conversion will be deemed to apply first
                                         to the amounts constituting the principal amount, followed by amounts constituting fees
                                         and expenses and with the final balance of the Amount Outstanding representing the Total
                                         Interest Amount. The Total Interest Amount will accrue for purposes of this clause 5.4(d)
                                         as follows:

 

		(i)	In respect of the US$900,000 Total Interest Amount for the
                                         First Convertible Security, in equal monthly increments of US$37,500 commencing at the
                                         end of the first month following the issue of the First Convertible Security and the
                                         end of each month thereafter for 24 months, provided that if the Subsequent First Convertible
                                         Security Closing occurs, the monthly increments will be increased to include the US$200,000
                                         Total Interest Amount arising thereunder, such increase to be apportioned among the remaining
                                         amount of the 24 month term in equal amounts; and

 

		(ii)	In respect of the Total Interest Amount for the Second Convertible
                                         Security, in equal monthly increments commencing at the end of the first month following
                                         the issue of the Second Convertible Security and the end of each month thereafter for
                                         24 months, provided that if the Subsequent Second Convertible Security Closing occurs,
                                         the monthly increments will be increased to include the Total Interest Amount arising
                                         thereunder, such increase to be apportioned among the remaining amount of the 24 month
                                         term in equal amounts.

 

In the event that a Conversion
and/or exercise of Warrants would result in the Investor becoming an “Insider” (as defined in TSX Rules) of the Company,
such Conversion and/or exercise of Warrants will be postponed and will not be effective until the TSX has approved a personal
information form(s), or waived the requirement therefor, in respect of the Investor. In addition, in the event that a Conversion
and/or exercise of Warrants would “materially affect control” (as defined in TSX Rules) of the Company, and/or result
in the Investor becoming a "control person" (as defined in the Securities Act (British Columbia)), such Conversion
and/or exercise of Warrants will be postponed and will not be effective until the Parties comply with all requirements under TSX
Rules and Canadian Securities Laws, as applicable. For greater certainty, if a Conversion and/or exercise of Warrants is postponed
in accordance with this clause 5.4(d), such postponement will not constitute an Event of Default.

 

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		6	Additional Conditions to Investor’s Shares

 

		6.1	Conditions to issue of Investor’s Shares

 

The obligation of the Investor to accept an issuance
of Investor’s Shares, will be subject to the fulfilment on or before the issuance date of each of the conditions set out
below.

 

		(a)	Subject to clause 5.4, all shareholder and regulatory approvals,
                                         consents, permits, other approvals, registrations and waivers necessary or appropriate
                                         for the issuance of the Investor’s Shares, including under Canadian Securities
                                         Laws and US Securities Laws, have been issued and received by the Company and remain
                                         in full force and effect.

 

		(b)	The representations and warranties of the Company contained
                                         in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of the dates as of
                                         which they are made or deemed to be made.

 

		(c)	The Company has performed or complied in all material respects
                                         with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied
                                         with by it on or prior to the issuance date.

 

		(d)	No Event of Default has occurred or would result from the
                                         Contemplated Transactions occurring on such issuance date being effected.

 

		(e)	The issue and delivery of such Investor’s Shares
                                         would not result in the Company being in breach of Canadian Securities Laws, US Securities
                                         Laws the Corporations Act or the TSX Rules.

 

		6.2	Consequence of failure to meet conditions

 

		(a)	The Company shall not issue Shares as discharge of all
                                         or any part of any Amount Outstanding, to the Investor or its nominee without the prior
                                         written consent of the Investor if, on the issue of the relevant Shares, any of the conditions
                                         in clause 6.1 have not been fulfilled.

 

		(b)	If the Company issues Shares in breach of sub-clause 6.2(a):

 

		(i)	the relevant Shares will be deemed not to have been accepted
                                         by the Investor and the Shares will be surrendered by the Investor for and repurchased
                                         for cancellation by the Company, and the Investor agrees to co-operate to effect that
                                         repurchase and cancellation. The costs of such repurchase and cancellation will be borne
                                         by the Company and the Company shall indemnify the Investor in respect of any liability
                                         arising to the Investor in accordance with clause 16.2;

 

		(ii)	the obligation of the Company to deliver Shares in accordance
                                         with clause 5 will be deemed not to have been discharged.

 

		7	Representations and Warranties by the Company

 

		7.1	Representations and Warranties

 

The Company represents and warrants to the Investor,
on the Execution Date, at each Closing at each Conversion Date and on the date of issuing any Shares under the Warrants (in each
case where qualified by an express reference to the representation or the warranty being given on a particular other date or dates,
on that date or dates), that the following statements in this clause 7.1 are true and correct and not misleading, including by
omission.

 

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		(a)	(Existence) The Company is a corporation incorporated
                                         and validly existing in good standing under the laws of British Columbia, with all requisite
                                         corporate power and authority to own, use, lease and operate its properties and conduct
                                         its business in the manner presently conducted, and is duly qualified to transact business
                                         in each jurisdiction where it is so required.

 

		(b)	(Authorisation) The execution and delivery of, and
                                         performance by the Company of this Agreement, including, without limitation, to:

 

		(i)	enter into, authorise, execute and deliver the Transaction
                                         Documents, including obtaining any shareholder approval required for the issue (as and
                                         when required to be issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents)
                                         of the Warrants (and issuing any Shares pursuant to the Warrants), the Investor’s
                                         Shares and the Convertible Securities; and

 

		(ii)	enter into, and authorise the performance of, all obligations
                                         of the Company as and when required under the Transaction Documents and the Contemplated
                                         Transactions, including issuing the Warrants and the Investor’s Shares,

 

has been authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Company and no further corporate action is required by the Company, its officers, its board
of directors, or its security holders in connection with the Transaction Documents or the relevant Contemplated Transactions (except
as may be required by the TSX Rules, Canadian Securities Laws and US Securities Laws).

 

		(c)	(No contravention) The entry into the Transaction
                                         Documents by the Company and the undertaking of the Contemplated Transactions will not
                                         cause the Company to breach or contravene:

 

		(i)	its articles, notice of articles or any of its other constating
                                         documents;

 

		(ii)	any agreement it has with any other third party and does
                                         not constitute an event of default under any such agreement;

 

		(iii)	any applicable Law;

 

		(d)	(Securities) The Company is authorized to issue
                                         an unlimited number of Shares, of which 158,287,652 Shares are issued and outstanding
                                         as of the Execution Date.

 

		(e)	(Binding obligations) This Agreement has been duly
                                         executed and delivered by the Company, and this Agreement and each Transaction Document
                                         constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against
                                         the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
                                         transfer, reorganisation, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability, relating
                                         to or affecting creditors’ rights generally.

 

		(f)	(Security structure)

 

		(i)	No person is entitled, or purports to be entitled, to any
                                         right of first refusal, pre-emptive right, right of participation, or any similar right,
                                         to participate in the Contemplated Transactions or otherwise with respect to any securities
                                         of the Company.

 

		(ii)	The Company has not granted security with respect to any
                                         indebtedness or other equity of the Company other than the CEO Loan.

 

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		(iii)	The issuance and sale of any of the Investor’s Shares
                                         or the Warrants will not obligate the Company to issue Shares or other securities to
                                         any other person and will not result in the adjustment of the exercise, conversion, exchange,
                                         or reset price of any outstanding security.

 

		(iv)	Except as described in the Disclosure Schedule:

 

		(A)	there are no outstanding warrants, options, convertible
                                         securities or other rights, agreements or arrangements of any character under which the
                                         Company or any Subsidiary is, or may be, obligated to issue any equity, equity securities
                                         or equity-linked securities of any kind;

 

		(B)	there are no voting, buy-sell, outstanding or authorised
                                         stock appreciation, right of first purchase, phantom stock, profit participation or equity-based
                                         compensation agreements, options or arrangements, or like rights relating to the securities
                                         of the Company or agreements of any kind among the Company and any person; and

 

		(C)	as of the Execution Date, the Company has repaid all outstanding
                                         debt facilities (other than the Company’s credit card facilities up to a maximum
                                         credit limit of $100,000) and there is no indebtedness or other equity of the Company
                                         that is senior to, or pari passu with, the Convertible Security in right of payment,
                                         whether with respect to interest or upon liquidation or dissolution, or otherwise other
                                         than the CEO Loan.

 

		(g)	(Valid issuance) All Investor’s Shares to
                                         be issued by the Company pursuant to this Agreement have been duly authorized
                                         for issuance and sale by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and,
                                         when issued and delivered by the Company against payment of the consideration thereof
                                         pursuant to this Agreement, will be outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable Shares,
                                         and will not have been issued in violation or subject to any pre-emptive rights or other
                                         contractual rights to purchase securities issued by the Company or in violation of any
                                         Canadian Securities Laws, and will be free and clear of all Liens and restrictions, except
                                         for restrictions on transfer imposed by Canadian Securities Laws and US Securities Laws.

 

		(h)	(Reporting Issuer and TSX Listed) The Company is
                                         a “reporting issuer” under Canadian Securities Laws in each of the Provinces
                                         of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick, and is not currently
                                         noted in default of any filing requirement under such securities laws. The Shares of
                                         the Company are listed on the TSX. The Company has complied with its obligations to file
                                         and deliver any documents required under TSX Rules and the Company is not in material
                                         breach, contravention or default of any the TSX Rules and no fact exists which may result
                                         in the foregoing.

 

		(i)	(Consents) Prior to each Closing, except for the
                                         approval of the TSX and provided there exists applicable exemptions from registration
                                         under the US Securities Laws, there are no consents, approvals, authorizations, orders
                                         or agreements of any Governmental Authorities or any other persons which may be required
                                         for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents
                                         and the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities.

 

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		(j)	(Regulatory issues) No order ceasing or suspending
                                         trading in securities of the Company nor prohibiting the sale of such securities has
                                         been issued to and is outstanding against the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge,
                                         no investigations or proceedings for such purposes are pending or threatened. To the
                                         Company’s knowledge, there is no fact or circumstance that may cause the Company
                                         to request or any Governmental Authority to impose any order ceasing or suspending trading
                                         in securities of the Company nor prohibiting the sale of such securities.

 

		(k)	(Material Subsidiaries) The Material Subsidiaries
                                         are the only Subsidiaries of the Company that are material to the business and affairs
                                         of the Company. The Company owns 100% of the voting and equity interests in the Material
                                         Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed in the Public Record, the Company is the sole beneficial
                                         owner of the Material Subsidiaries and no other person holds any equity interests or
                                         securities exchangeable into securities of any Material Subsidiary or has any agreement,
                                         option, warrant, right or privilege (whether pre-emptive or contractual) being capable
                                         of becoming an agreement for the purchase, subscription or issuance of any issued or
                                         unissued shares or other securities of any Material Subsidiary. Each of the Material
                                         Subsidiaries has been duly incorporated or established and is validly existing and in
                                         good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization with all
                                         requisite corporate power and authority to own, use, lease and operate its properties
                                         and conduct its business in the manner presently conducted, and is duly qualified to
                                         transact business in each jurisdiction where it is so required.

 

		(l)	(No Material Adverse Effect) Except as disclosed
                                         in the Public Record, there has not been any material change in the assets, liabilities
                                         or obligations (absolute, contingent or otherwise) of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries
                                         (taken as a whole) from that set forth in the Company’s financial statements for
                                         its fiscal year-ended June 30, 2015. Additionally, no event or circumstance subsists
                                         which affects the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries or to which any of the
                                         Company’s or any of its Material Subsidiaries’ assets are subject which would,
                                         or would be reasonably likely to, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

		(m)	(Financial Statements) Since the date of the Company’s
                                         most recent financial statements (where for these purposes the most recent financial
                                         statements means the annual or interim financial statements most recently released
                                         to the market and made available in the Public Record):

 

		(i)	the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent
                                         or otherwise) that remain outstanding, other than in the ordinary course of business;

 

		(ii)	the Company has not altered its method of accounting; and

 

		(iii)	the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution
                                         of cash or other property to its shareholders, or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements
                                         to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock.

 

The Company’s most recent
financial statements, as well its financial statements for its fiscal year-ended June 30, 2015, have been prepared in accordance
with IFRS consistently applied throughout the periods involved and present fairly the consolidated financial position and results
of operation and changes in the financial position of the Company for the periods involved, and such accounts fairly present in
all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the Company for the periods involved.

 

		(n)	(Litigation)

 

		(i)	There are no material pending actions, suits or proceedings
                                         against or affecting the Company, its Material Subsidiaries or any of its or their properties
                                         and to the Company’s knowledge, no such actions, suits or proceedings are threatened
                                         or contemplated;

 

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		(ii)	There has not been, and to the Company’s knowledge
                                         there is no, pending or contemplated investigation by any Governmental Authority involving
                                         the Company, its Material Subsidiaries or any current or former director or officer of
                                         the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries; and

 

		(iii)	There is no agreement, judgment, injunction, order or decree
                                         binding upon the Company or its Material Subsidiaries that has or could reasonably be
                                         expected to have the effect of prohibiting, restricting or materially impairing any business
                                         practice of the Company or its Material Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property by
                                         the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries other than such agreements, judgments,
                                         injunctions, orders or decrees which would not, individually or in the aggregate, be
                                         expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or its Material Subsidiaries.

 

		(o)	(Compliance) Neither the Company nor any Material
                                         Subsidiary:

 

		(i)	is in material default under, or in material violation of
                                         (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time
                                         or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Material Subsidiary under),
                                         nor has the Company or any Material Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is
                                         in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement
                                         or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of
                                         its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived);

 

		(ii)	is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or
                                         Governmental Authority; or

 

		(iii)	is in violation of any Law in any material respect.

 

Except as disclosed in the Public
Record, the Company and its Material Subsidiaries have received all material permits, licenses and other approvals required of
any of them under such Laws, rules, regulations, orders and directions for the conduct of their current business operations, and
are in material compliance with all terms and conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals; and have not received any notice
of the modification, revocation or cancellation of, or any intention to modify, revoke or cancel or any proceeding relating to
the modification, revocation or cancellation of any such permits, licenses or approvals. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, except as disclosed in the Public Record, the Company and each of its Material Subsidiaries has good and marketable
title under applicable laws to the licenses that constitute the Elk Creek Project and to all material personal property owned
by them in the conduct of their business on the Elk Creek Project, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and
defects, except such liens, encumbrances and defects that do not materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere
with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its Material Subsidiaries, or liens and encumbrances
otherwise required by applicable Law.

 

		(p)	Except as disclosed in the Public Record, the Company and
                                         its Material Subsidiaries: (i) are in material compliance with any and all applicable
                                         foreign, federal, provincial, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection
                                         of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes,
                                         pollutants or contaminants (Environmental Laws); (ii) have received all
                                         material permits, licenses or other approvals currently required of any of them under
                                         applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their current business; and (iii) are in material
                                         compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, licences or approval.

 

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		(q)	(Tax returns)

 

		(i)	With such exceptions as would not reasonably be expected
                                         to have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect each of the Company and
                                         its Subsidiaries has (A) correctly prepared and duly and on a timely basis filed all
                                         tax returns required to be filed by it, (B) paid all Taxes due and payable by it, (C)
                                         paid all assessments and reassessments and all other Taxes, governmental charges, penalties,
                                         interest and other fines due and payable by it and which are claimed by any governmental
                                         authority to be due and owing and adequate provision has been made for Taxes payable
                                         for any completed fiscal period for which tax returns are not yet required to be filed,
                                         (D) duly and timely withheld and remitted or caused to be withheld and remitted, all
                                         Taxes required to be withheld and remitted by it, and (E) duly and timely collected
                                         and remitted or caused to be collected and remitted, to the appropriate Governmental
                                         Authority such Taxes required by Law to be collected and remitted by it;

 

		(ii)	there are no agreements, waivers or other arrangements providing
                                         for an extension of time with respect to the filing of any tax return or payment of any
                                         Tax, governmental charge or deficiency by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

		(iii)	to the knowledge of the Company, other than in the ordinary
                                         course of business, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, investigations or claims
                                         threatened or pending against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of Taxes,
                                         governmental charges or assessments; and

 

		(iv)	there are no matters under discussion with any governmental
                                         authority relating to Taxes, governmental charges or assessments asserted by any such
                                         authority, other than income tax audit in the ordinary course of business.

 

		(r)	(OFAC) None of the Company nor any of the Material
                                         Subsidiaries nor, to the best knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent,
                                         employee, affiliate or person acting on behalf of the Company and/or any Material Subsidiary
                                         has been or is currently subject to any United States sanctions administered by the Office
                                         of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury (OFAC);
                                         and the Company will not directly or indirectly use any proceeds received from the Investor,
                                         or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to its Material Subsidiaries
                                         or to any affiliated entity, joint venture partner or other person or entity, to finance
                                         any investments in, or make any payments to, any country or person currently subject
                                         to any of the sanctions of the United States administered by OFAC.

 

		(s)	(No Foreign Corrupt Practices) None of the Company
                                         or any of the Material Subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly: (i) made or authorized
                                         any contribution, payment or gift of funds or property to any official, employee or agent
                                         of any governmental agency, authority or instrumentality of any jurisdiction except as
                                         otherwise permitted under applicable law; or (ii) made any contribution to any candidate
                                         for public office, in either case, where either the payment or the purpose of such contribution,
                                         payment or gift was, is, or would be prohibited under the Proceeds of Crime (Money
                                         Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada), the Foreign Corrupt Practices
                                         Act (United States) or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or under
                                         any other legislation of any relevant jurisdiction covering a similar subject matter
                                         applicable to the Company or its Material Subsidiaries and their respective operations
                                         and the Company has instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to ensure,
                                         and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance with such
                                         legislation.

 

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		(t)	(Anti-Money Laundering) The operations of each of
                                         the Company and the Material Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in
                                         compliance with all applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations, rules and guidelines
                                         in its jurisdiction of incorporation and in each other jurisdiction in which such entity,
                                         as the case may be, conducts business (collectively, the Money Laundering Laws)
                                         and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or Governmental Authority involving
                                         the Company or its Material Subsidiaries with respect to any of the Money Laundering
                                         Laws is, to the best knowledge of the Company, pending, threatened or contemplated

 

		(u)	(Disclosures)

 

		(i)	The materials delivered, and statements made, by the Company
                                         and its representatives to the Investor in connection with the Contemplated Transactions
                                         (the Materials) do not, as at the time delivered or made, and (in respect
                                         of materials delivered and statements made prior to the Execution Date) on the Execution
                                         Date:

 

		(A)	contain any untrue statement of a material fact or misleading
                                         statement; or

 

		(B)	omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make
                                         the statements contained in those Materials, in light of the circumstances under which
                                         they were made, not misleading; and

 

		(ii)	The Company has disclosed to the Investor all facts relating
                                         to the Company, its business, the Transaction Documents, the Contemplated Transactions,
                                         and all other matters which are, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, material
                                         to the assessment of the nature and amount of the risk inherent in an investment in the
                                         Company.

 

		(v)	(Solvency) No Insolvency Event has been suffered
                                         or incurred by the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

		(w)	(Law) The Company has filed or delivered any documents
                                         required under Canadian Securities Laws or the Corporations Act to be filed and delivered,
                                         and in each case, within the time period required, and the Company is otherwise in material
                                         compliance with Canadian Securities Laws and the Corporations Act and no fact exists
                                         which may result in the Company not being in such material compliance with Canadian Securities
                                         Laws or the Corporations Act.

 

		(x)	(Entitlement to rely on prospectus exemption) The
                                         Company has complied and will comply with Canadian Securities Laws in connection with
                                         the offer, sale and issuance of the Investor’s Shares to the Investor and confirms
                                         that the Investor’s Shares may be issued to the Investor under Canadian Securities
                                         Laws without the requirement of the Company to file a prospectus qualified under such
                                         Canadian Securities Laws.

 

		(y)	(Non-public information) Neither the Company nor
                                         any person acting on its behalf has provided the Investor or its agents, representatives
                                         or counsel with any information that is a “material fact” or “material
                                         change” with respect to the Company (as such terms are defined under Canadian Securities
                                         Laws) that has not been generally disclosed to the public, and to the Company’s
                                         knowledge, the Investor does not possess knowledge of any “material fact”,
                                         “material change” with respect to the Company that has not been generally
                                         disclosed to the public (and, to the extent this warranty is breached, the Company must
                                         immediately release the relevant information to the market).

 

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		(z)	(Prohibited Transactions) The Company has not entered
                                         or agreed to enter into a Prohibited Transaction that has not been completed.

 

		(aa)	(Absence of Events of Default) No Event of Default
                                         and no event which, with notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of
                                         Default, has occurred and is continuing.

 

		(bb)	(U.S. compliance) 

 

		(i)	(No general solicitation) Neither the Company nor
                                         to its knowledge, any person acting on its behalf, has conducted any “general solicitation”
                                         or “general advertising” (as those terms are used in Regulation D under the
                                         1933 Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities or any manner involving
                                         a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act with respect
                                         to the offer or sale of the Securities.

 

		(ii)	(No integrated offering) Neither the Company nor
                                         any of its Affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or
                                         indirectly, sold, offered for sale or solicited offers to buy or otherwise negotiated
                                         in respect of any security, in a manner, or under circumstances, that:

 

		(A)	would adversely affect reliance by the Company on the provisions
                                         of Rule 506(b) of Regulation D under the 1933 Act for the exemption from the registration
                                         requirements of the 1933 Act for the Contemplated Transactions;

 

		(B)	would require registration of the sale of the Securities
                                         under the 1933 Act; or

 

		(C)	would cause such offer or solicitation to be deemed integrated
                                         with the offering of the Securities pursuant to US Securities Laws such that there is
                                         no available exemption from registration under the 1933 Act.

 

		(iii)	(Private placement) The offer and sale of the Securities
                                         to the Investor as contemplated by this Agreement are exempt from:

 

		(A)	the registration requirements of the 1933 Act by virtue
                                         of Rule 506(b) of Regulation D under the 1933 Act; and

 

		(B)	the registration and/or qualification provisions of all
                                         US Securities Laws, subject to the Company preparing and filing, within prescribed time
                                         periods, any forms or notices required under Regulation D under the 1933 Act or applicable
                                         blue sky laws in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities.

 

		(iv)	(No registration required) As at the date of this
                                         Agreement, the Company is not required to register its securities under, and is not subject
                                         to, the 1933 Act, the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations under any of the foregoing.

 

		(cc)	(Leases and Mining Interests) The real property,
                                         leases and mineral interests set forth as Exhibits to the Deed of Trust constitute all
                                         of the real property, leases and mineral interests that constitute the Elk Creek Project,
                                         and no other material assets constitute the Elk Creek Project other than those set forth
                                         on the Disclosure Schedule.

 

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		7.2	Investor's reliance

 

The Company acknowledges that the Investor has
entered into this Agreement in reliance on the Company’s representations and warranties set out in this Agreement.

 

		7.3	Construction of representation and warranties

 

Each representation and warranty of the Company
is to be construed independently of the others and is not limited by reference to any other representation or warranty.

 

		7.4	Disclosures and limitations

 

		(a)	The representations and warranties of the Company set out
                                         in clause 7.1 are not limited in any way by information gathered by the Investor, its
                                         advisers or representatives.

 

		(b)	The representations and warranties of the Company will
                                         be further qualified only to the extent expressly set out in Schedule 1 (the Disclosure
                                         Schedule).

 

		7.5	Notice

 

The Company shall immediately notify the Investor
in writing upon becoming aware of any breach of any representation or warranty given by the Company under this Agreement.

 

		8	Representations and Warranties of the Investor

 

		8.1	Representations and warranties

 

The Investor represents, warrants, covenants and
agrees, on the Execution Date, at each Closing, at each Conversion Date and on the date of issuance of any Securities (in each
case, except where qualified by an express reference in this clause 8.1 as to the representation or the warranty being given on
and as of a particular date or dates, only on and as of that date or dates), that the following are true:

 

		(a)	(Organisation, good standing and qualification)

 

		(i)	The Investor is a validly existing limited liability company
                                         and has all requisite power and authority to enter into and consummate the Contemplated
                                         Transactions and otherwise to carry out its obligations under this Agreement;

 

		(ii)	The Investor is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction
                                         of its place of incorporation and has all requisite power and authority to carry on its
                                         business as now conducted and to own its properties; and

 

		(iii)	The Investor is not in violation or default of any of the
                                         provisions of its limited liability company agreement, certificate of formation, or other
                                         organisational or charter documents.

 

		(b)	(Authorisation) The execution, delivery and performance
                                         by the Investor of this Agreement have been duly authorised and will each constitute
                                         a valid and legally binding obligation of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor
                                         in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
                                         reorganisation, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability, relating to or
                                         affecting creditors’ rights generally.

 

		(c)	(Status of Investor) The Investor is purchasing
                                         the Securities as principal, is entitled to purchase the Securities without the benefit
                                         of a prospectus qualified under Canadian Securities Laws, is, at the Execution Date and
                                         at each Closing, an “accredited investor” within the meaning of paragraph
                                         (m) of the definition of “accredited investor” in NI 45-106 and was not created,
                                         and is not used, solely to purchase or hold securities as an accredited investor described
                                         in paragraph (m) of the definition of “accredited investor” in NI 45-106.

 

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		(d)	(U.S. compliance – investment intent) The
                                         Investor understands that the Securities are and will be when issued, as applicable,
                                         “restricted securities” pursuant to Rule 144(a)(3) under the 1933 Act and
                                         have not been registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable US Securities Laws, and,
                                         accordingly, may not be offered or sold or otherwise transferred, directly or indirectly,
                                         except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act or pursuant
                                         to an available exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration
                                         requirements of the 1933 Act and in accordance with applicable US Securities Laws. For
                                         purposes of assuring that the Investor is not an underwriter within the meaning of Section
                                         2(a)(11) of the 1933 Act for purposes of Rule 502(d) under the 1933 Act, the Investor
                                         represents that it:

 

		(i)	is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account
                                         for investment purposes only (as contemplated by the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations
                                         promulgated thereunder) and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such
                                         Securities or any part of such Securities, directly or indirectly, in violation of the
                                         1933 Act;

 

		(ii)	has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities
                                         in violation of the 1933 Act; and

 

		(iii)	has no arrangement or understanding with any other person
                                         or persons regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the 1933 Act.

 

		(e)	(Investor status) At the time the Investor was offered
                                         the Securities, it was, and at the Execution Date it is, an “accredited investor”
                                         as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the 1933 Act. The Investor is not, and
                                         is not required to be, registered as a broker or dealer under section 15 of the Exchange
                                         Act.

 

		(f)	(Adequate information) The Investor has had an opportunity
                                         to receive all information related to the Company requested by it and to ask questions
                                         of and receive answers from the Company regarding the Company, its business and the terms
                                         and conditions of the offering of the Securities, and has reviewed such information as
                                         the Investor considers necessary or appropriate to evaluate the risks and merits of an
                                         investment in, and make an informed investment decision with respect to, the Securities.

 

		(g)	(General solicitation) The Investor is not purchasing
                                         the Securities as a result of any “general solicitation” or “general
                                         advertising” (as such terms are used in Regulation D under the 1933 Act) including,
                                         without limitation, any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding
                                         the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine, on the Internet or similar media
                                         or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or in any filing with
                                         the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any other general solicitation
                                         or general advertisement or any manner involving a public offering within the meaning
                                         of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act with respect to the offer or sale of the Securities.

 

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		(h)	(United States Resale Restrictions) The Investor
                                         acknowledges and understands that the Securities, as restricted securities under 1933
                                         Act, have, in addition to any other resale restrictions imposed by the specific terms
                                         thereof or by the application of Canadian Securities Laws, the following resale restrictions
                                         under US Securities Laws and, for so long as the Securities are restricted securities
                                         under Rule 144(a)(3) of the 1933 Act, the Investor hereby agrees to transfer or sell
                                         the Securities, directly or indirectly, only: (A) to the Company or (B) outside the United
                                         States in accordance with Regulation S under the 1933 Act and pursuant to Canadian Securities
                                         Laws, TSX Rules and the terms of this Agreement, (C) pursuant to the exemptions from
                                         registration under the 1933 Act provided by (I) Rule 144 thereunder, if available, or
                                         (II) Rule 144A thereunder, if available, and in both cases in accordance with applicable
                                         state securities laws of the United States, or (D) in a transaction that does not require
                                         registration under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws of the United
                                         States and, in the case of clauses (C)(I) or (D) above, or if otherwise reasonably required
                                         by the Company, the Investor has furnished to the Company an opinion of counsel of recognized
                                         standing in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company to such effect.
                                         The Investor has implemented appropriate internal controls and procedures to ensure that
                                         the Securities shall be properly identified in its records as restricted securities under
                                         the 1933 Act that are subject to the re-sale and transfer restrictions set forth herein
                                         notwithstanding the absence of a U.S. restrictive legend or a definitive physical certificate.

 

		(i)	(U.S. Warrant exercise) The Investor understands
                                         and acknowledges that the Warrants may not be exercised in the United States or by or
                                         on behalf of, or for the account or benefit of, a U.S. Person (as such term is defined
                                         in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) or a person in the United States unless an exemption
                                         is available from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and the US Securities
                                         Laws, and the Investor or the Designated Warrant Holder, as applicable, has furnished
                                         an opinion of counsel, or other evidence, in either case in form and substance satisfactory
                                         to the Company, to such effect; provided that the Investor will not be required to deliver
                                         an opinion of counsel in connection with its due exercise of the Warrants acquired pursuant
                                         to the terms of this Agreement, at a time when the Investor or Designated Warrant Holder,
                                         as applicable, is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)
                                         of Regulation D under the 1933 Act.

 

		(j)	(U.S. restrictive legend Warrants) In addition to
                                         any legends required by Canadian Securities Laws and TSX Rules, the Investor understands
                                         and acknowledges that the certificates representing the Warrants issued pursuant to the
                                         terms of this Agreement, and all certificates issued in exchange for or in substitution
                                         of such certificates shall bear the following legend upon the original issuance of any
                                         such Warrants and until the legend is no longer required under applicable requirements
                                         of the 1933 Act and US Securities Laws:

 

“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED
UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”) OR U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER
HEREOF, BY PURCHASING SUCH SECURITIES, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD. (THE "CORPORATION") THAT
SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ONLY (A) TO THE CORPORATION; (B)
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LOCAL
LAWS AND REGULATIONS; (C) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY (I) RULE 144
THEREUNDER, IF AVAILABLE OR (II) RULE 144A, IF AVAILABLE AND IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS
OF THE UNITED STATES, OR (D) IN A TRANSACTION THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OR ANY APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND, IN THE CASE OF CLAUSES (C)(I) OR (D) ABOVE, OR IF OTHERWISE REASONABLY REQUIRED
BY THE CORPORATION, THE SELLER HAS FURNISHED TO THE CORPORATION AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OF RECOGNIZED STANDING IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE
REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION TO SUCH EFFECT. DELIVERY OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT CONSTITUTE GOOD DELIVERY IN SETTLEMENT
OF TRANSACTIONS ON STOCK EXCHANGES IN CANADA.

 

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THIS WARRANT
AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. THIS WARRANT MAY NOT
BE EXERCISED IN THE UNITED STATES OR BY OR ON BEHALF OF, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, A U.S. PERSON OR A PERSON IN THE UNITED
STATES UNLESS THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933 ACT AND THE APPLICABLE
SECURITIES LEGISLATION OF ANY SUCH STATE OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS IS AVAILABLE. “UNITED STATES”
AND “U.S. PERSON” ARE AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE 1933 ACT.”

 

		(k)	(No U.S. registration) The Investor understands
                                         and acknowledges that the Company is not obligated to file and has no present intention
                                         of filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or with any state
                                         securities administrator any registration statement in respect of re-sales of the Securities.

 

		(l)	(Shell company status) The Investor understands
                                         and acknowledges that if the Company is deemed to have been at any time previously an
                                         issuer with no or nominal operations and no or nominal assets other than cash and cash
                                         equivalents, (i) Rule 144 under the 1933 Act may not be available for re-sales of the
                                         Securities and (ii) the Company is not obligated to make Rule 144 under the 1933 Act
                                         available for re-sales of such Securities.

 

		(m)	(Financial reporting) The Investor understands and
                                         acknowledges that (i) the Company’s financial statements have been prepared in
                                         accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued
                                         by the International Accounting Standards Board and are subject to Canadian auditing
                                         and auditor independence standards. IFRS differs in some respects from United States
                                         generally accepted accounting principles, and thus may not be comparable to financial
                                         statements of United States companies and (ii) there may be material Tax consequences
                                         to the Investor of an acquisition or disposition of the Securities and the Company gives
                                         no opinion and makes no representation with respect to the Tax consequences to the Investor
                                         under United States, state, local or foreign Tax law of the undersigned’s acquisition
                                         or disposition of the Securities; in particular, no determination has been made whether
                                         the Company will be a “passive foreign investment company” (PFIC)
                                         within the meaning of Section 1297 of the United States Internal Revenue Code.

 

		(n)	(Share custodian) The Share Custodian in respect
                                         of the Investor’s Shares will be as notified by the Investor to the Company on
                                         no less than five (5) Business Days' notice in accordance with clause 10.15.

 

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		(o)	(OFAC) The Investor represents that no part of the
                                         funds that may be used by the Investor for in the transactions contemplated under this
                                         Agreement will have been directly or indirectly derived from, or related to, any activity
                                         that may contravene federal, state, or international laws and regulations, including
                                         anti-money laundering laws and regulation including the Uniting and Strengthening America
                                         by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001
                                         (USA Patriot Act) and regulations of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office
                                         of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The Investor further represents that it and its affiliates
                                         are not acting directly or indirectly for or on behalf of any person, group, entity,
                                         or nation named by any Executive Order of the U.S. as a terrorist, Specially Designated
                                         National and Blocked Person (SDN) or other banned or blocked person, entity, nation,
                                         or transaction pursuant to any law, order, rule, or regulation that is enforced or administered
                                         by OFAC. The Investor further represents that it and its affiliates also are not engaged
                                         in this transaction, directly or indirectly on behalf of, or instigating or facilitating
                                         this transaction, directly or indirectly on behalf of any SDN.

 

		8.2	Company’s reliance

 

The Investor acknowledges that the Company has
entered into this Agreement in reliance on the Investor’s representations and warranties set out in this clause 8.

 

		8.3	Construction of representation and warranties

 

Each representation and warranty of the Investor
is to be construed independently of the others and is not limited by reference to any other representation or warranty.

 

		8.4	Notice

 

The Investor will immediately notify the Company
upon becoming aware of any material breach of any representation or warranty given by the Investor under this Agreement.

 

		9	Terms of the Warrants

 

Each Warrant granted in accordance with the terms
hereof will have the terms and conditions set out in Annexure A, and the “Exercise Price” (as such term is defined
in Annexure A) of the relevant Warrant will be set in accordance with the definition of Warrants Exercise Price.

 

		10	Additional Covenants and Agreements

 

		10.1	U.S. Transfer and Sale Restrictions

 

Until such time as the applicable hold period under
the 1933 Act has elapsed with respect to the Securities and the Investor has provided an opinion of counsel of recognized standing
reasonably satisfactory to the Company that the Securities are no longer restricted securities under Rule 144(a)(3) of the Securities
Act, the Investor will not transfer or sell the Securities, directly or indirectly, in the United States or to, or for the account
or benefit of a U.S. Person (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act), it will not deposit any the Investor
Shares with Cede & Co. or any successor thereto, it will not transfer or sell any Securities over the facilities of the OTC
Markets Group, Inc. including the OTCQX International and it will cause any nominee holding the Securities on its behalf to comply
with re-sale and transfer restrictions contained in this Agreement.

 

		10.2	Ranking of the Investor’s Shares

 

		(a)	The Investor’s Shares will rank equally in all respects
                                         with the existing Shares on the date of issue of the Investor’s Shares.

 

		(b)	At each issuance, the Company shall credit all Investor’s
                                         Shares as fully paid.

 

		(c)	All Investor’s Shares will be issued free and clear
                                         of any Liens.

 

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		10.3	Ranking of Investor's interest in each Convertible Securities

 

		(a)	Each Convertible Security will constitute direct, general,
                                         and unconditional obligations of the Company and the Company represents and warrants,
                                         at the Execution Date and for the period while there is Amount Outstanding, the Convertible
                                         Security will, unless otherwise agreed to by the Investor and subject to clauses 10.5(b)
                                         and 10.5(d), rank senior to all other debt or loan obligations of the Company including
                                         any of the Company’s outstanding bank debt (if any).

 

		(b)	In the event the Company arranges to obtain any debt funding
                                         (including convertible debt) or other financial accommodation, which ranks senior to,
                                         or pari passu with, a Convertible Security, the Company must notify the Investor about
                                         such arrangements (in reasonable detail) (Debt Proceeds Notification),
                                         and:

 

		(i)	in the event the proceeds raised or received through such
                                         debt funding or financial accommodation (Debt Proceeds) is more than US$2,000,000
                                         and less than US$5,000,000, the Investor may, within 10 Business Days of its receipt
                                         of the Debt Proceeds Notification, direct the Company to use up to 50% of the Debt Proceeds
                                         to repay the Amount Outstanding on the Convertible Securities;

 

		(ii)	in the event the Debt Proceeds is at least US$5,000,000
                                         but less than US$10,000,000, the Investor may, within 10 Business Days of its
                                         receipt of the Debt Proceeds Notification, direct the Company to use the Debt Proceeds
                                         to repay up to 50% of the outstanding Face Value of the Convertible Securities; and

 

		(iii)	in the event the Debt Proceeds is US$10,000,000 or more,
                                         the Investor may, within 10 Business Days of its receipt of the Debt Proceeds
                                         Notification, direct the Company to use the Debt Proceeds to repay up to 70% of the outstanding
                                         Face Value of the Convertible Securities.

 

		(c)	In the event the Investor directs the Company to make any repayment
                                         under clause 10.3(b)(i), 10.3(b)(ii) or 10.3(b)(iii), the Company shall make such repayment
                                         within three (3) Business Days of its receipt of a written direction from the Investor,
                                         which direction may not be delivered to the Company until two (2) Business Days following
                                         actual receipt by the Company of the funds referred to in clause 10.3(b).

 

		10.4	Right of First Refusal

 

		(a)	The Company may not agree to, announce, proceed with, negotiate
                                         or complete any equity financing or convertible debt financing by way of a public offering
                                         or private placement of Shares or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Shares
                                         with one or more third parties (each, a “Subsequent Offering”), unless
                                         it has first offered a number of Shares or securities that is equal to no less than 100%
                                         of the Shares or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Shares in the
                                         proposed Subsequent Offering to the Investor on the same terms as the Subsequent Offering
                                         and has otherwise complied with this clause 10.4. For greater certainty, the term “Subsequent
                                         Offering” shall exclude the granting or exercising of stock options under any stock
                                         option plan established by the Company and approved by the TSX and holders of Shares
                                         of the Company.

 

		(b)	The Company must deliver a written notice (the “Priority
                                         Offering Notice”) to the Investor no less than forty-eight (48) hours prior
                                         to the time that it wishes to announce, proceed with or negotiate a Subsequent Offering,
                                         which notice must state all of the pertinent terms and conditions of the Subsequent Offering,
                                         including:

 

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		(i)	the nature of the securities being offered;

 

		(ii)	the number of securities being offered;

 

		(iii)	the offering price in cash or the methodology for determining
                                         the offering price;

 

		(iv)	the proposed date for completion; and

 

		(v)	a statement of any regulatory and shareholder approvals that
                                         are required.

 

		(c)	Following the delivery of a Priority Offering Notice, the Company
                                         may then announce, proceed with, negotiate and complete the Subsequent Offering subject
                                         to TSX approval within the next 90 days following the delivery of the Priority Offering
                                         Notice on terms and conditions no more favourable to the subscribers than those set out
                                         in the Priority Offering Notice.

 

		(d)	Within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a Priority Offering
                                         Notice, the Investor shall deliver to the Company a response in writing (the “Priority
                                         Offering Response Notice”) setting out at least the following information:

 

		(i)	whether the Investor will exercise its rights in this clause
                                         10.4 in whole or in part;

 

		(ii)	specifying the number and percentage of securities it proposes
                                         to acquire on the same terms as the Subsequent Offering; and

 

		(iii)	the aggregate cash consideration that it shall be required
                                         to pay to the Company as a result of exercising its right in this section.

 

		(e)	Each Priority Offering Notice and Priority Offering Response
                                         Notice shall constitute a binding agreement by the Investor to subscribe for and take
                                         up, and by the Company to issue and sell to the Investor, subject to TSX approval the
                                         number of Shares or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Shares specified
                                         by the Investor in the Priority Offering Response Notice upon the terms and conditions
                                         specified in the Priority Offering Notice and shall be an obligation of the Company regardless
                                         of whether a Subsequent Offering has closed prior to the delivery of a Priority Offering
                                         Response Notice, provided however if a Subsequent Offering has closed prior to the delivery
                                         of a Priority Offering Response Notice, then the Company's obligation to issue and sell
                                         to the Investor the number of Shares or securities exchangeable for or convertible into
                                         Shares specified by the Investor in the Priority Offering Response Notice upon the terms
                                         and conditions specified in the Priority Offering Notice shall be subject to approval
                                         of the TSX. The Company shall use its best efforts to include the securities to which
                                         the Investor is entitled under this clause 10.4 in its application to the TSX for the
                                         Subsequent Offering, or where not practicable, to use its best efforts to file such application
                                         in respect of the securities to which the Investor is entitled under this clause 10.4
                                         as promptly as possible following the delivery of a Priority Offering Notice.

 

		(f)	In the event the only participant in the Subsequent Offering
                                         is the Investor or the Investor delivers a Priority Offering Response Notice after the
                                         closing of the Subsequent Offering, the closing shall take place at a mutually agreeable
                                         time.

 

If the Investor fails to deliver
a Priority Offering Response Notice within the time limits as stipulated in clause 10.4(d) or does so but states that it shall
not be acquiring any of the securities set forth in the Priority Offering Notice, the Company shall then have 90 days following
the delivery of the Priority Offering Notice to agree, announce, proceed with, negotiate or complete a Subsequent Offering with
any third party or parties but provided that:

 

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		(i)	the nature of the security being offered to the third party
                                         or parties remains unchanged from that set out in the Priority Offering Notice;

 

		(ii)	the number of securities being offered to the third party
                                         or parties remains unchanged from that set out in the Priority Offering Notice; and

 

		(iii)	the offering price and terms of the offering are no more
                                         favourable to the third party or parties than that set out in the Priority Offering Notice,

 

and if any of such conditions is not satisfied clause
10.4 shall again apply and the third party transaction will be considered a new Subsequent Offering.

 

		(g)	For greater certainty, this clause 10.4 is intended to permit
                                         the Investor to increase its Pro Rata Interest to an amount greater than its Pro Rata
                                         Interest at the time that a Priority Offering Notice is delivered, should the Investor
                                         wish to exercise its rights hereunder, and to complete a subsequent investment in the
                                         Company on terms identical to those of any Subsequent Offering of the Company, but shall
                                         not impair the right of the Company to complete a Subsequent Offering provided the Company
                                         complies with the terms of this clause 10.4.

 

		10.5	Grant of Security

 

		(a)	On the Execution Date, the Company shall cause Elk Creek
                                         Resources Corp., a Nebraska corporation (Elk Creek) do all things
                                         necessary and desirable (including signing and recording all documents and lodging all
                                         filings by all required parties (including Mark A. Smith) in order to grant and perfect
                                         a lien on Elk Creek’s real property and fixtures (the Property) in
                                         favour of the Investor .

 

		(b)	On the Execution Date, the Company shall also grant a general
                                         security interest over all of the assets of the Company including a pledge of shares
                                         of 0896800 B.C. Ltd., and in the case of 0896800 B.C. Ltd., to cause such corporation
                                         to pledge all of the shares held by it in Elk Creek (which the Company represents and
                                         warrants is all of the outstanding common stock of Elk Creek and unencumbered by any
                                         lien), and do all things necessary and desirable (including delivering original physical
                                         certificates and signed stock transfer powers of attorney) in order to grant and perfect
                                         a security interest in such property, shares and assets.

 

		(c)	The Investor’s liens on the Property and assets described
                                         in clauses 10.5(a) and 10.5(b) shall be first ranking to any other liens or other security
                                         interests granted by the Company. The Investor’s right to be repaid under this
                                         Agreement shall be superior to the right of repayment of any other party, and all such
                                         other indebtedness shall be inferior, junior and subordinate in right of repayment, except
                                         as set forth in this clause 10.5 or as otherwise specifically contemplated in this Agreement.

 

		(d)	Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investor agrees that with
                                         respect to proceeds received following any proceeding or realization with respect to
                                         the property, shares and assets that are subject to the Investor’s liens, with
                                         respect to US$1,500,000 (the “Pari Passu Amount”)
                                         of any such proceeds, the CEO Loan (as defined below) shall be paid pari passu
                                         with the amounts received by the Investor such that the Investor and the CEO will
                                         share pari passu on the first US$3,000,000 realized. The current amount of principal
                                         and interest owing to Mr. Smith under the Subordinate Loan Documents is US$2,140,094.00
                                         as at November 30, 2015 (hereinafter referred to as the CEO Loan).
                                         All amounts owing pursuant to the CEO Loan are due and payable June 17, 2016, carry an
                                         interest rate of 10% per annum, and are secured by the Company's assets pursuant to a
                                         general security agreement between the Company and Mark Smith. The Investor’s right
                                         to be repaid shall be superior in right of repayment to the CEO Loan on all amounts above
                                         the Pari Passu Amount. The Subordinate Loan Documents have the meaning given such term
                                         in the Subordination and Standstill Agreement dated December 14, 2015. For greater certainty,
                                         the Investor’s liens on the Property, shares and assets described in this section
                                         shall be senior and have priority to the liens or other security interests granted by
                                         the Company in favour of Mr. Smith for any amount that is owed by the Company to Mr.
                                         Smith in excess of the Pari Passu Amount.

 

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		10.6	Release of Security

 

		(a)	In the event that (i) the Investor’s Shares are freely
                                         tradeable under Canadian Securities Laws, (ii) in the thirty (30) days immediately prior
                                         to relevant time, the Company’s total dollar traded volume of the Shares is equal
                                         to or greater than US$500,000, (iii), there has not ever existed an Event of Default,
                                         and (iv) the aggregate Amount Outstanding under the Convertible Securities is below US$2,400,000
                                         (whether further to the conversion of all or a portion of the Convertible Securities
                                         into Shares, the repayment of Amounts Outstanding thereunder by the Company or a combination
                                         of both), then upon written request of the Company, the Investor will release any general
                                         security agreement and liens over the assets of the Company (but excluding any pledged
                                         securities which pledges will not be released).

 

		(b)	In the event that (i) the Investor’s Shares are freely
                                         tradeable under Canadian Securities Laws, and (ii) in the thirty (30) days immediately
                                         prior to relevant time, the Company’s total dollar traded volume of the Shares
                                         is equal to or greater than US$500,000, (iii) there has not ever existed an Event of
                                         Default, and (iv) the aggregate Amount Outstanding under the Convertible Securities is
                                         below US$1,000,000 (whether further to the conversion of all or a portion of the Convertible
                                         Securities into Shares, the repayment of Amounts Outstanding thereunder by the Company
                                         or a combination of both), then upon written request of the Company, the Investor will
                                         release all security interests and liens (including securities pledges) over all assets
                                         of the Company.

 

		10.7	Filing of a Short-Form Prospectus by the Company

 

Within 25 Business Days of the First Closing Date
and not later than January 29, 2016, the Company shall file a
preliminary short-form prospectus under Canadian Securities Laws with the Securities Commissions in order to qualify for
distribution all of the Investor’s Shares issued or issuable on exercise of the Warrants or otherwise to the Investor
under this Agreement. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain final receipts for this short-form prospectus
from the Securities Commissions within 50 to 80 calendar days of the First Closing Date.

 

		10.8	Rights of Investor

 

The right of the Investor to be issued Conversion
Shares in accordance with clause 5 and otherwise under this Agreement, will not confer on the Investor any entitlement to receive
dividends or vote at a general meeting of shareholders of the Company.

 

		10.9	Compliance with Laws

 

		(a)	The Company and the Investor will each comply with all
                                         applicable Laws in all material respects.

 

		(b)	Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company shall
                                         make, in a timely manner, all filings that may be required under Canadian Securities
                                         Laws and US Securities Laws in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, including,
                                         without limitation, all filings required by the TSX and all filings required further
                                         to sections 6.1 and 6.3 of NI 45-106.

 

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		10.10	TSX Listing

 

At all times during the term
of this Agreement (and provided that the Investor holds any Securities), the Company shall ensure that the Shares remain listed
on the TSX, provided that this covenant shall not prevent the Company from completing any transaction which would result in the
Company ceasing to be listed on the TSX so long as the holders of Shares receive securities of an entity which is listed on a
stock exchange in Canada or the United States or cash or the holders of the Shares have approved the transaction in accordance
with the requirements of Canadian Securities Laws, US Securities Laws and corporate laws, subject to the Company’s compliance
with its obligations in clause 10.11, if the Investor exercises its right in clause 10.11.

 

		10.11	Adjustments on Arrangements,
                                         Take-Overs and Changes of Control

 

If the Company proposes an arrangement or is the
subject of a take-over bid, which in either case would result in a Change of Control Event that would also result in the Shares
no longer being listed on the TSX, then the Investor may, but is not required to, at any time up to five (5) Business Days prior
to the date of completion of such proposed transaction, require that the Company cause that other person, company or legal entity
which is the counterparty to such arrangement or take-over bid, to assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement
following the completion of such proposed transaction, including the obligation to issue Conversion Shares. If the Investor exercises
its right in this clause, then the Company shall cause that other person, company or legal entity to enter into an assignment
and/or novation agreement acceptable to the Investor acting reasonably, and following such time, the Investor shall accept, in
lieu of Shares, Conversion Shares, Convertible Securities, or Warrants, an economically equivalent number of shares, convertible
securities and warrants issued by that other person, company, or legal entity in lieu of the Shares, Conversion Shares, Convertible
Securities or Warrants to which the Investor is entitled to hereunder. The number of Shares, Conversion Shares, Convertible Securities,
or Warrants to be issued shall be adjusted for the exchange ratio applicable in the relevant arrangement or take-over bid, and
the Investor shall have the right to consent to the accuracy of such adjustment. If the Investor exercises its right in this clause,
and the Company is unable to, or the other company does not, enter into an assignment and/or novation acceptable to the Investor,
then the failure to do so shall be considered an Event of Default.

 

		10.12	Register of Convertible Securities

 

The Investor will, on behalf of the Company, as
the Company’s attorney, maintain the Register of the Convertible Securities during the term of this Agreement. The Investor
will provide a copy of the Register of the Convertible Securities to the Company upon request of the Company.

 

		10.13	Prohibited Transactions

 

Unless agreed in writing between the Company and
the Investor, from the date of execution of this Agreement until the date of termination of this Agreement the Company shall not
effect, or enter into an agreement to effect, any Prohibited Transaction unless the funds raised from such Prohibited Transaction
are utilised to repay the Amount Outstanding in full.

 

		10.14	No shorting

 

The Investor will not, and will cause its Affiliates
not to, engage in any securities lending, short sales, hedging transactions or enter into any swap or any other agreement, arrangement
or transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of any Securities,
whether any such swap or transaction is to be settled by delivery of any Securities or other securities, in cash or otherwise
by delivery.

 

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		10.15	Investor's Share Custodian

 

During the term of this Agreement,
the Investor will notify the Company of any change of its Share Custodian within five (5) Business Days following such change
having taken effect.

 

		10.16	Set-Off

 

		(a)	The Investor may set off any of its obligations to the
                                         Company (whether or not due for payment), against any of the Company’s obligations
                                         to the Investor (whether or not due for payment) under this Agreement and/or any Transaction
                                         Document.

 

		(b)	The Investor may do anything necessary to effect any set-off
                                         undertaken in accordance with this clause 10.16 (including varying the date for payment
                                         of any amount payable by the Investor to the Company).

 

		10.17	Set-Off Exclusion

 

All payments which are required to be made by the
Company to the Investor will be made without:

 

		(a)	any set-off, counterclaim or condition; or

 

		(b)	any deduction or withholding for Tax or any other reason,
                                         unless a deduction or withholding is required by law,

 

except as may otherwise be consented
to by the Investor.

 

		10.18	Miscellaneous Negative Covenants

 

The Company shall not, and (in respect of only
subclauses (a), (e) and (f) below) shall cause all of its Subsidiaries not to, directly or indirectly, without the Investor’s
written approval (such approval must not to be unreasonably withheld):

 

		(a)	dispose, in a single transaction, or in a series of transactions,
                                         of all or substantially all of its assets unless such disposal is in the ordinary course
                                         of business;

 

		(b)	cease to be a “reporting issuer” under Canadian
                                         Securities Laws;

 

		(c)	de-list its Shares from the TSX, provided that this provision
                                         shall not prevent the Company from completing any transaction which would result in the
                                         Company ceasing to be listed on the TSX so long as the holders of Shares receive securities
                                         of an entity which is listed on a stock exchange in Canada or cash or the holders of
                                         the Shares have approved the transaction in accordance with the requirements of Canadian
                                         Securities Laws, US Securities Laws and corporate laws, subject to the Company’s
                                         compliance with its obligations in clause 10.11, if the Investor exercises its right
                                         in clause 10.11;

 

		(d)	undertake any consolidation of its share capital unless
                                         such consolidation is required by the TSX;

 

		(e)	reduce its paid-up or stated capital;

 

		(f)	transfer the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company
                                         or any of its Material Subsidiaries; or

 

		(g)	enter into any agreement with respect to any of the matters
                                         referred to in paragraphs (a) – (f).

 

In the event the Company proposes
to take any action set out in paragraphs (a) to (g) above, the Company shall provide the Investor with at least ten (10) Business
Days prior written notice regardless of whether the consent of the Investor is required in the circumstances.

 

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		10.19	Use of Proceeds

 

The Company shall only use the
funds received from the Investor under this Agreement for general corporate and working capital purposes that are reasonable in
light of the nature of the Company’s business as of the Execution Date, and must not use these funds for making any pledge
payments to any third party, for dividend payments, or the repayment or redemption of any indebtedness or obligations or interests
held by any security holders (or similar payments). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may use up to US$500,000 of the
funds received from the Investor under this Agreement to repay amounts due under the CEO Loan without penalty except that while
the Escrowed Amount is held in Escrow the Company may not use any funds received from the Investor to repay any or all of the
CEO Loan but may do so following the release of the Escrowed Amount to the Company, but if the Escrowed Amount is returned to
the Investor pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, no funds received from the Investor shall be used to repay any or
all of the CEO Loan.

 

		10.20	Withholding Gross-Up

 

All payments made by the Company in respect of
this Agreement (in respect of principal, interest or otherwise) shall, except as required by applicable Law, be made in full without
set-off or counterclaim, and free of and without deduction or withholding for any present or future Taxes provided that if the
Company is required by applicable Law to deduct or withhold any Taxes from or in respect of any payment or sum payable to the
Investor, the payment or sum payable will be increased as necessary so that after making all such deductions or withholdings,
the Investor receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received if no such deduction or withholding had been made and
the Company shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law.

 

In the event the Investor subsequently receives
or recovers any deducted or withheld amount from any Canadian federal, provincial or other Governmental Authority and the Company
has complied with its obligations in this clause 10.20, then the Investor shall pay such amount to the Company within twenty (20)
Business Days of actual receipt.

 

		11	Taxes

 

		(a)	Without limiting anything else in this Agreement the Company
                                         shall:

 

		(i)	pay any Tax required to be paid to any Governmental Authority
                                         which is payable by the Company in respect of this Agreement or any Contemplated Transaction
                                         (including in respect of the execution, delivery, performance, release, discharge, amendment
                                         or enforcement of this Agreement or any Contemplated Transaction);

 

		(ii)	pay any fine, penalty or other cost in respect of a failure
                                         to pay any Tax as required by this clause 11; and

 

		(iii)	indemnify the Investor against any amount payable by it
                                         under this clause 11.

 

		(b)	Without limiting anything else in this Agreement:

 

		(i)	the Company shall pay all stamp, loan transaction, registration
                                         and similar Taxes, including fines and penalties, financial institutions duty and debits
                                         Tax that may be payable to, or required to be paid by, any appropriate authority, or
                                         determined to be payable in connection with the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement
                                         of this Agreement or any Contemplated Transaction or any payment, receipt or other transaction
                                         contemplated by this Agreement; and

 

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		(ii)	the Company shall indemnify the Investor against any loss
                                         or liability incurred or suffered by it as a result of the delay or failure by the Company
                                         to pay the Taxes under clause 11(b)(i).

 

		(c)	Without limiting anything else in this Agreement, at all
                                         times on and from the date of this Agreement, the Company shall comply in all material
                                         respects with all applicable laws relating to Tax and promptly file, or cause to be filed,
                                         all tax returns, and other Tax filings, required under applicable Tax law.

 

		12	Default

 

		12.1	Events of Default

 

Any of the following will constitute an Event of
Default:

 

		(a)	Any of the representations, warranties, or covenants made
                                         by the Company or any of its agents, officers, directors, employees or representatives
                                         in any Transaction Document, Materials or public filing are inaccurate, false or misleading
                                         in any material respect, as of the date as of which it is made or deemed to be made,
                                         or any certificate or financial or other written statements furnished by or on behalf
                                         of the Company to the Investor, any of its representatives, or the Company’s shareholders,
                                         is inaccurate, false or misleading, in any material respect, as of the date as of which
                                         it is made or deemed to be made or repeated (in each case where qualified by an express
                                         reference to the representation or the warranty being given on a particular other date
                                         or dates, on that date or dates).

 

		(b)	The Company or any Material Subsidiary of the Company suffers
                                         or incurs an Insolvency Event.

 

		(c)	The Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries ceases,
                                         suspends, or threatens to cease or suspend, the conduct of all or a substantial part
                                         of its business, or disposes, in a single transaction, or in a series of transactions,
                                         of all or substantially all of its assets unless such disposal is in the ordinary course
                                         of business;

 

		(d)	The Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries takes action
                                         to reduce its capital in accordance with Section 74 of the Corporations Act.

 

		(e)	There is a cease trade order against the Company, a management
                                         cease trade order in respect of the Company, or the Company ceases to be a “reporting
                                         issuer” under Canadian Securities Laws (or applies to do so), or the trading in
                                         the Shares is halted or suspended under TSX Rules for a continuous period of three (3)
                                         Trading Days.

 

		(f)	The Shares are de-listed from the TSX, provided that it
                                         shall not be an Event of Default if the Investor exercises its right set forth in clause
                                         10.11.

 

		(g)	Any of the conditions set out in clauses 4.1, or 6.1 have
                                         not have been fulfilled in a timely manner or the time prescribed.

 

		(h)	The Company denies the right of the Investor to receive
                                         any Securities hereunder, or otherwise dishonours or rejects any action taken, or document
                                         delivered, in furtherance of the Investor’s rights to receive any Investor’s
                                         Shares or Warrants (provided that nothing in this clause 12.1(h) is deemed to prevent
                                         the Company from challenging the Investor’s actions to which the Investor is in
                                         fact not entitled under this Agreement).

 

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		(i)	A Transaction Document or a Contemplated Transaction has
                                         been ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be wholly or partly
                                         void, voidable or unenforceable.

 

		(j)	A court of competent jurisdiction makes an ultimate determination
                                         in favour of any action, claim, proceeding, suit, investigation, or action against any
                                         other person or otherwise asserted before any Governmental Authority, which seeks to
                                         restrain, challenge, deny, enjoin, limit, modify, delay, or dispute, the right of the
                                         Investor or the Company to enter into any Transaction Documents or undertake any of the
                                         Contemplated Transactions.

 

		(k)	Any event, condition or development occurs or arises which
                                         in the opinion of the Investor (acting reasonably) has or will have a Material Adverse
                                         Effect.

 

		(l)	Any consent, permit, approval, registration or waiver necessary
                                         for the consummation of those Contemplated Transactions that remain to be consummated
                                         at the applicable time, has not been issued or received, or does not remain in full force
                                         and effect at the applicable time.

 

		(m)	The TSX revokes any conditional approval it has granted
                                         in respect of any of the Securities to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or the Company
                                         does not satisfy the conditions of such approval within the prescribed time period.

 

		(n)	The Investor has not received all those items required
                                         to be delivered to it in connection with a Closing, or upon the exercise of Warrants
                                         in accordance with this Agreement.

 

		(o)	The Company subsequently becomes prohibited under Canadian
                                         Securities Laws, the Corporations Act, or the TSX Rules from issuing Shares to the Investor
                                         under this Agreement, provided that the restrictions imposed by the Share Maximum shall
                                         not constitute an Event of Default.

 

		(p)	The Company fails to perform, comply with, or observe,
                                         any other material term, covenant, undertaking, obligation or agreement under any Transaction
                                         Document, including without limitation, the failure to pay any cash amount owing to the
                                         Investor hereunder at the time such payment is due.

 

		(q)	A default judgment of an amount of US$500,000 or greater
                                         is entered against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

		(r)	The Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries defaults in
                                         relation to a payment obligation in the amount of US$500,000 or greater under any financial
                                         accommodation, including any loan, advance, debenture or other form of financing entered
                                         into with a third party (taking into account any applicable grace period agreed by the
                                         relevant third party). 

 

		(s)	If at any time after February 1, 2016, the Company or any
                                         of its Subsidiaries has any present or future liabilities, including contingent liabilities,
                                         for an amount or amounts totalling more than C$2,000,000 exclusive of the CEO Loan and
                                         which have not been satisfied on time or within 90 days of invoice (taking into account
                                         any applicable grace period agreed with the relevant third party to whom such liabilities
                                         are owed), or have become prematurely payable as a result of its default or breach (howsoever
                                         described)

 

		(t)	The Company fails to comply with its covenant in clause
                                         10.11 if the Investor exercises its right in clause 10.11.

 

		(u)	The Company fails to comply with its obligation to deliver
                                         Conversion Shares in accordance with this Agreement, and including for greater certainty,
                                         in compliance with clauses 5.2(h) or 5.3.

 

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		(v)	The Company or Elk Creek or 0896800 B.C. LTD fails to grant
                                         or perfect the liens or security interests or deliver the executed agreements which grant
                                         such liens and security interests, or fail to comply with their obligations under such
                                         agreements, in each case as set out in clause 10.5 and the relevant agreements.

 

		(w)	The Company repays any or all of the CEO Loan contrary
                                         to section 10.19.

 

		12.2	Investor Right to Investigate an Event of Default

 

If in the Investor’s reasonable opinion,
an Event of Default has occurred, or is or may be continuing or likely to occur:

 

		(a)	the Investor may notify the Company that it wishes to investigate
                                         such purported Event of Default;

 

		(b)	the Company shall co-operate with the Investor in such
                                         investigation;

 

		(c)	the Company shall comply with all reasonable requests made
                                         by the Investor of the Company in connection with any investigation by the Investor and
                                         will:

 

		(i)	provide all information requested by the Investor in relation
                                         to the Event of Default to the Investor, provided the Investor agrees that any materially
                                         price sensitive information and/ or non-public information will be subject to confidentiality;
                                         and

 

		(ii)	provide all such information within five (5) Business Days
                                         of such request by the Investor; and

 

		(d)	the Company shall pay all reasonable costs in connection
                                         with any investigation by the Investor.

 

		13	Notice and Cure Provisions

 

The Investor shall give prompt notice to the Company
of the occurrence, or failure to occur, at any time from the date hereof, of any event or state of facts which occurrence or failure
would be likely to or could result in an Event of Default. Subject to the provisions hereof, the Investor may only elect to terminate
this Agreement or exercise its rights under clause 14 upon the occurrence or existence of any Event of Default or at any time
during the continuance of such Event of Default, if

 

		(a)	the Investor has delivered written notice to the Company
                                         specifying in reasonable detail the event or state of facts which occurrence or failure
                                         would be likely to or could result in an Event of Default; and

 

		(b)	if any such notice is delivered, and the Company is proceeding
                                         diligently at its own expense to cure such matter, if such matter is susceptible of being
                                         cured, the Investor may not terminate this Agreement or exercise its rights under clause
                                         14 until the expiration of a period of:

 

		(i)	five (5) Business Days from the date of such occurrence,
                                         failure to occur or the coming into existence of such event or state of facts, where
                                         such occurrence, failure to occur, or the coming into existence of such event or state
                                         of facts relates to the Conversion of Shares, the listing of Shares on the TSX, a cease
                                         trade order relating to the Shares, the trading of the Shares in the normal course, or
                                         of the issuance (or not) of new Shares, and

 

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		(ii)	ten (10) Business Days from the date of any other such occurrence,
                                         failure to occur or the coming into existence of such event or state of facts.

 

		14	Rights of the Investor upon an Event of Default

 

		(a)	Upon the occurrence or existence of any Event of Default
                                         and at any time during the continuance of such Event of Default, subject to compliance
                                         with clause 13, the Investor may:

 

		(i)	declare, by notice to the Company, effective immediately,
                                         all outstanding obligations by the Company under the Transaction Documents to be immediately
                                         due and payable in immediately available funds (including, without limitation, the immediate
                                         repayment of any Amount Outstanding) without presentment, demand, protest or any other
                                         notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by the Company, anything to the
                                         contrary contained in this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document notwithstanding;
                                         and/or

 

		(ii)	terminate this Agreement, by notice to the Company, effective
                                         as of the date set out in the Investor’s notice given to the Company under this
                                         clause 14(a)(ii).

 

		(b)	If the Investor gives the Company a notice under clause
                                         14(a)(i), the Company must within five (5) Business Days, pay to the Investor in immediately
                                         available funds the Amount Outstanding for each Convertible Security and any interest
                                         owing by the Company to the Investor under clause 14(f).

 

		(c)	The Investor will have no obligation to consummate a Closing
                                         or a Conversion under this Agreement where an Event of Default has occurred, for as long
                                         as such Event of Default continues, and the Closing Date or Conversion Date, as applicable,
                                         will be deemed to be postponed accordingly, unless the Investor notifies the Company
                                         otherwise in writing.

 

		(d)	In addition to the foregoing rights, upon the occurrence
                                         or existence of any Event of Default, the Investor may give the Company notice that from
                                         the date of the Event of Default that the Conversion Price shall be only the price per
                                         Share equal to the VWAP per Share for the five (5) consecutive Trading Days immediately
                                         prior to the Conversion Date less the maximum discount to such price then allowable as
                                         determined in accordance with the TSX Rules.

 

		(e)	In addition to the remedies set out in sub-clauses 14(a),
                                         14(b) and 14(d), subject to compliance with clause 13, upon the occurrence or existence
                                         of any Event of Default, the Investor may exercise any other right, power or remedy granted
                                         to it by the Transaction Documents or otherwise permitted to it by Law, including by
                                         suit in equity and/or by action at Law.

 

		(f)	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
                                         Agreement or in any other Transaction Document, in addition to the rights of the Investor
                                         specified in this clause 14, upon an Event of Default occurring, the interest payable
                                         on the Convertible Security will be at a rate of 15% per annum (Interest Rate upon
                                         Default), which interest will accrue from the earliest date of the Event of Default
                                         on the outstanding Face Value of the Convertible Security and will be compounded monthly,
                                         for as long as the Event of Default will not have been remedied, except that the Interest
                                         Rate Upon Default will not apply if: (i) subsequent to the Event of Default, the Investor
                                         is not prohibited by Law or otherwise from exercising its Conversion rights under clause
                                         5.2 of this Agreement, (ii) the Company’s total dollar traded volume of the Shares
                                         in the thirty (30) days immediately prior to the delivery of any Conversion Notice after
                                         an Event of Default is equal to or greater than US$500,000, and (iii) the Company otherwise
                                         complies in all respects with its obligation to issue Conversion Shares set forth in
                                         clause 5.2 of this Agreement. The Company must pay this amount of interest on the Amount
                                         Outstanding on the Convertible Securities to the Investor on a monthly basis in arrears
                                         on the last day of each calendar month following the Event of Default (or such other
                                         date as notified in writing by the Investor to the Company or as otherwise required under
                                         clause 14(b).

 

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		(g)	Upon the occurrence or existence of any Event of Default,
                                         in addition to all other remedies at law and in equity, the Investor may, at its option,
                                         take all actions and remedies provided for in the security instruments and filings securing
                                         the liens described in clause 10.5 herein, which remedies may include, without limitation,
                                         foreclosing on its lien on the Property (if applicable).

 

		(h)	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
                                         Agreement or in any other Transaction Document, in connection with any Event of Default
                                         under clauses 12.1(a), 12.1(d), 12.1(g), 12.1(k), 12.1(n), 12.1(p), 12.1(q), 12.1(r),
                                         12.1(s) or 12.1(v), the Company shall not be required to pay to the Investor in immediately
                                         available funds any Amount Outstanding pursuant to clause 14(a)(i) and 14(b) if: (i)
                                         subsequent to the Event of Default, the Investor is not prohibited by Law or otherwise
                                         from exercising its Conversion rights under clause 5.2 of this Agreement, (ii) the Company’s
                                         total dollar traded volume of the Shares in the thirty (30) days immediately prior to
                                         the delivery of any Conversion Notice after an Event of Default is equal to or greater
                                         than US$500,000, and (iii) the Company otherwise complies in all respects with its obligation
                                         to issue Conversion Shares set forth in clause 5.2 of this Agreement.

 

		15	Termination

 

		15.1	Events of Termination

 

This Agreement:

 

		(a)	may be terminated, without limiting the generality of clause
                                         14, but subject to clause 13:

 

		(i)	by the Investor on the occurrence or existence of a Securities
                                         Termination Event or a Change of Control Event;

 

		(ii)	by the mutual written consent of the Parties, at any time;

 

		(iii)	by either Party, by written notice to the other Party,
                                         effective immediately, if the First Closing has not occurred within fifteen (15) Business
                                         Days of the Execution Date or such later date as the Parties agree in writing, provided
                                         that the right to terminate this Agreement under this clause 15.1(a)(iii) is not available
                                         to any Party:

 

		(A)	that is in material breach of or default under this Agreement;
                                         or

 

		(B)	whose failure to fulfil any obligation under this Agreement
                                         has been the principal cause of, or has resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur;

 

		(iv)	by the Investor, in accordance with clause 14 or clause
                                         17.16; and

 

		(v)	by the Company, in accordance with clause 5.1(g).

 

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		15.2	Effect of Termination

 

		(a)	Subject to clause 15.2(b), each Party’s right of
                                         termination under clause 15.1 is in addition to any other rights it may have under this
                                         Agreement or otherwise, and the exercise of a right of termination will not be an election
                                         of remedies.

 

		(b)	If the Investor terminates this Agreement under clause
                                         15.1(a)(i):

 

		(i)	the Investor may declare, by notice to the Company, all outstanding
                                         obligations by the Company under the Transaction Documents to be due and payable (including,
                                         without limitation, the immediate repayment of any Amount Outstanding) without presentment,
                                         demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by
                                         the Company, anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in any other Transaction
                                         Document notwithstanding; and

 

		(ii)	the Company must within five (5) Business Days of such notice
                                         being received, pay to the Investor in immediately available funds the Amount Outstanding
                                         for each Convertible Security to the Investor, unless the Investor terminates this Agreement
                                         as a result of one of the Events of Default identified in clause 14(h) and provided that
                                         (i) subsequent to the termination under clause 15.1(a)(i), the Investor is not prohibited
                                         by Law or otherwise from exercising its Conversion rights under clause 5.2 of this Agreement,
                                         (ii) the Company’s total dollar traded volume of the Shares in the thirty (30)
                                         days immediately prior to the termination under clause 15.1(a)(i) is equal to or greater
                                         than US$500,000, and (iii) the Company otherwise complies in all respects with its obligation
                                         to issue Conversion Shares set forth in clause 5.2 of this Agreement (which obligation
                                         will survive termination).

 

		(c)	Upon termination of this Agreement, the Investor will not
                                         be required to fund any further amount nor effect any Closing, provided that termination
                                         will not affect any undischarged obligation under this Agreement, including, for the
                                         avoidance of doubt any obligation of the Company to issue Shares on exercise of Warrants
                                         and of any obligation of the Company to issue any additional Convertible Securities.

 

		(d)	Nothing in this Agreement will be deemed to release any
                                         Party from any liability for any breach by such Party of the terms and provisions of
                                         this Agreement or to impair the right of any Party to compel specific performance by
                                         any other Party of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

		16	Survival and Indemnification

 

		16.1	Survival

 

The provisions of clauses 1,
5 to 11, and 13 to 17 (inclusive) of this Agreement will survive, and continue in full force and effect, notwithstanding
the execution of this Agreement, Closing and each repayment of any of the Amount Outstanding, and each Contemplated Transaction,
and the termination of this Agreement or another Transaction Document or any related provision.

 

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		16.2	Indemnification of Investor

 

		(a)	An Investor Indemnified Person will not be liable to the
                                         Company, and the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each of the Investor, any
                                         general partner or manager of the Investor, and Affiliates of each of those parties,
                                         and the respective directors, officers, members, shareholders, partners, employees, attorneys,
                                         agents and permitted successors and assigns of each of the Investor, any general partner
                                         or manager of the Investor, and Affiliates of each of those parties (each, an Investor
                                         Indemnified Person), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities,
                                         awards, demands and expenses (including, without limitation, all judgments, amounts paid
                                         in settlements, reasonable solicitors’ fees and costs and attorney fees and disbursements
                                         and other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing or defending
                                         any action, claim, proceeding, suit, investigation, or action by any Governmental Authority,
                                         pending or threatened, and the costs of enforcement) (collectively, Losses),
                                         that arise out of, are based on, relate to, or are incurred in connection with, any of
                                         the following:

 

		(i)	a breach or non-performance by the Company of its covenants
                                         under this Agreement;

 

		(ii)	a material breach or an inaccuracy of any of the Company’s
                                         representations or warranties made in this Agreement;

 

		(iii)	any misrepresentation made in the Materials or the Company’s
                                         Public Record in relation to the Company or the Contemplated Transactions;

 

		(iv)	any non-disclosure of any material fact or material change
                                         in relation to the Company or the Contemplated Transactions, or necessary to make the
                                         statements in the Materials or the Company’s public filings, in light of the circumstances
                                         under which they were made, not misleading; and

 

		(v)	any inquiry, investigation or proceeding commenced or threatened
                                         by, or in, any court, administrative body, securities commission, stock exchange or other
                                         competent authority (each a Proceeding) based upon, or resulting from,
                                         the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents,
                                         and whether or not the Investor is party thereto by claim, counterclaim, crossclaim,
                                         as a defendant or otherwise, or if such Proceeding is based upon, or results from, any
                                         of those items referred to in paragraphs (i) – (iv),

 

provided, however, that the Company shall not indemnify
any Investor Indemnified Person from, or hold any Investor Indemnified Person harmless against, any Losses that result solely
from:

 

		(vi)	such Investor Indemnified Person’s breach of any representation
                                         or warranty contained in this Agreement, or

 

		(vii)	such Investor Indemnified Person’s fraud, gross negligence
                                         or wilful default in performing its obligations under this Agreement.

 

		(b)	To the extent that the Company’s undertaking in this
                                         clause 16.2 may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution
                                         to the payment and satisfaction of all Losses that is permissible under applicable law.

 

		(c)	To the extent that any amount payable to an Investor Indemnified
                                         Person in accordance with this clause 16.2 is subject to Tax or withholding, then, without
                                         limiting clause 10.20  or clause 11, the Company shall increase the amount payable
                                         to the Investor Indemnified Person by such additional amount as is necessary to ensure
                                         that after making the allowance for any Tax that may be payable, the Investor Indemnified
                                         Person receives the full amount required to be paid before giving effect to such allowance
                                         for Tax.

 

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		(d)	Each indemnity set out in this Agreement:

 

		(i)	is a continuing obligation, independent of the Company’s
                                         other obligations under this Agreement;

 

		(ii)	continues notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement;

 

		(iii)	constitutes a liability of the Company separate and independent
                                         from any other liability under this Agreement and under any other agreement; and

 

		(iv)	will survive, and continue in full force and effect, in
                                         accordance with clause 16.1.

 

		(e)	The Company acknowledges that the indemnity given under
                                         this clause 16.2 is directly enforceable against it by any Investor Indemnified Person.
                                         The Investor holds the benefit of this clause 16.2 on trust for any Investor Indemnified
                                         Person.

 

		17	Miscellaneous

 

		17.1	Time of the essence

 

With regard to all dates and time periods set out
in this Agreement or referred to in any Transaction Document, time is of the essence.

 

		17.2	No partnership or advisory or fiduciary relationship

 

Nothing in this Agreement should be construed to
create a partnership between the Parties, or a fiduciary or an advisory relationship between the Investor or any of its Affiliates
and the Company.

 

		17.3	Remedies and injunctive relief

 

		(a)	The rights and remedies of the Investor set out in this
                                         Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are in addition to all other rights and
                                         remedies given to the Investor by law or otherwise.

 

		(b)	The Company acknowledges that:

 

		(i)	monetary damages alone would not be adequate compensation
                                         to the Investor for a breach by the Company of this Agreement; and

 

		(ii)	the Investor may seek an injunction or an order for specific
                                         performance from a court of competent jurisdiction if:

 

		(A)	the Company fails to comply or threatens not to comply
                                         with this Agreement; or

 

		(B)	the Investor has reason to believe that the Company will
                                         not comply with this Agreement.

 

		17.4	Adjustments

 

		(a)	Each time when a Security Structure Event occurs, the Conversion
                                         Price will be reduced or, as the case may be, increased, in the same proportion as the
                                         issued capital of the Company is, as the case may be, consolidated or subdivided, provided
                                         that the adjustment may not be greater than an amount that is equal to the difference
                                         between: (i) the trading price of the underlying securities immediately prior to such
                                         underlying securities trading on an “ex-distribution” basis, and (ii) the
                                         trading price of the underlying securities immediately after the underlying securities
                                         have commenced trading on an “ex-distribution” basis.

 

		(b)	The intent of this clause 17.4 is to maintain the relative
                                         benefit and burden to the Investor and the Company of their respective economic bargains.

 

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		(c)	When the Company becomes aware of a fact that may give
                                         rise to an adjustment of the Conversion Price, the Company must promptly notify the Investor
                                         of the specifics of the fact that may give rise to such adjustment.

 

		17.5	Successors and assigns

 

		(a)	The rights and obligations of the Parties under this Agreement
                                         are personal and may not be assigned to any other person or assumed by any other person,
                                         except as expressly provided in this clause 17.5.

 

		(b)	Neither this Agreement nor any of the Company’s rights
                                         and obligations under this Agreement may be assigned by the Company without the prior
                                         written consent of the Investor.

 

		(c)	Subject to clause 17.5(d), the Investor may assign this
                                         Agreement and/or any of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement to any Affiliate
                                         of the Investor, any successor entity in connection with a merger or consolidation of
                                         the Investor with another entity, and/or any acquirer of a substantial portion of the
                                         Investor’s business and/or assets on prior written notice to the Company.

 

		(d)	The Investor must notify the Company of any assignment
                                         or novation of any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement at least five (5)
                                         Business Days prior to the assignment or novation taking effect.

 

		(e)	Nothing in this clause 17.5 will be deemed to prevent the
                                         Investor from assigning, transferring, encumbering or otherwise dealing with its rights
                                         under, or in connection with, the Investor’s Shares or Warrants without the consent
                                         of any person, subject to the Investor’s compliance with applicable Laws.

 

		17.6	Counterparts and e-mail

 

		(a)	This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
                                         each of which will be deemed an original, and all of which together will constitute one
                                         and the same instrument.

 

		(b)	Such counterparts may be delivered by one Party to the
                                         other by e-mail, and such counterparts will be valid for all purposes.

 

		17.7	Notices

 

		(a)	Except as otherwise specifically agreed, all notices and
                                         other communications made in connection with any Transaction Document will be in writing
                                         and must be delivered by a courier or another like service in person, or sent by e-mail.

 

		(b)	When delivered by a courier or another like service in
                                         person in Canada, a notice will be deemed given, or another communication will be deemed
                                         to have been received:

 

		(i)	when delivered, if received during Business Hours in the
                                         place of delivery; or

 

		(ii)	at 9.00 am (in the place of delivery) on the Business Day
                                         immediately following the date of such delivery, if delivered outside of Business Hours
                                         in the place of delivery.

 

		(c)	When delivered by a courier or another like service in
                                         person outside of Canada, a notice will be deemed given, or another communication will
                                         be deemed to have been received:

 

		(i)	when delivered, if received during Business Hours in the
                                         place of delivery; or

 

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		(ii)	at 9.00 am (in the place of delivery) on the Business Day
                                         immediately following such date of delivery, if delivered outside of Business Hours in
                                         the place of delivery.

 

		(d)	When sent by e-mail transmission, a notice will be deemed
                                         given, or another communication will be deemed to have been received:

 

		(i)	two hours after the time at which such transmission was sent
                                         (the E-mail Time), if such time falls within Business Hours in the place
                                         of delivery; or

 

		(ii)	at 9.00 am (in the place of delivery) on the Business Day
                                         immediately following the date of the E-mail Time, if sent to the Company or the Investor
                                         and the E-mail Time falls outside of Business Hours in the place of delivery,

 

unless the sender receives an
automated message that the email has not been delivered.

 

		(e)	All notices and other communications required to be delivered
                                         in accordance with this Agreement will be sent to the representatives of the Party to
                                         be notified at the addresses or e-mail addresses indicated respectively below, or at
                                         such other addresses or e-mail addresses as the Parties may from time to time by like
                                         notice specify:

 

		(i)	If to the Company:

 

NioCorp Developments Ltd.

7000 South Yosemite Street, Suite 115

Centennial, CO 80112

Attention: President and Chief
Executive Officer

E-mail: msmith@niocorp.com

 

with a copy to

 

Boughton Law Corporation

700 - 595 Burrard St.,

Vancouver, BC V7X 1S8

Attention: Rory Godinho

E-mail: rgodinho@boughtonlaw.com

 

		(ii)	If to the Investor:

 

Lind Asset Management IV, LLC

c/o The Lind Partners, LLC

370 Lexington Ave, Suite 1900

New York, NY 10017 USA

 

Attention: Mr. Jeff Easton

E-mail: jeaston@thelindpartners.com Jeaston@thelindpartners.com

 

		17.8	Amendments and waivers

 

		(a)	Any term of this Agreement may be amended, supplemented,
                                         or modified, only with the written consent of the Parties.

 

		(b)	Any obligation of either Party under this Agreement may
                                         be extended or waived only by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of the Party
                                         entitled to enforce the obligation.

 

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		17.9	Legal Costs

 

		(a)	Except as otherwise agreed and as set out in clause 17.9(b),
                                         each Party will bear its own legal costs in connection with the preparation of this Agreement.

 

		(b)	The Parties acknowledge that the Company has made a non-refundable
                                         prepayment of C$25,000 towards the Investor's legal costs in connection with this Agreement
                                         and the Contemplated Transactions. Further, upon provision of an Invoice or Invoices
                                         by the Investor, the Company will be obligated to pay up to a further C$25,000 to the
                                         Investor’s legal counsel (and/or other professional advisors engaged by the Investor)
                                         in respect of the Investor’s legal and/or due diligence costs actually incurred
                                         in connection with this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions.

 

		17.10	Payments under this Agreement

 

Any payment to be made pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement will be made by telegraphic transfer of cleared funds, except as expressly stated in this Agreement or unless the
Parties agree otherwise.

 

		17.11	Financial calculations

 

		(a)	All calculations of any Conversion Price or Warrants Exercise
                                         Price under this Agreement must initially be undertaken by the Investor.

 

		(b)	The Investor must notify the amount calculated under paragraph
                                         (a) to the Company for verification and confirmation, together with the underlying calculations
                                         and other supporting information.

 

		(c)	The Investor must:

 

		(i)	ensure any calculation referred to in sub-clause 17.11(a)
                                         is the result of accurate mathematical calculation; and

 

		(ii)	promptly provide any information reasonably requested by
                                         the Company to verify any calculation from time to time.

 

		(d)	In the event of a dispute between the Investor and the
                                         Company as to the appropriateness or correctness of any calculation, any underlying assumption
                                         or supporting information, the Investor and the Company must meet and negotiate in good
                                         faith to settle the dispute upon notice from either Party to the other requiring the
                                         same. If the dispute is not resolved within two (2) Business Days, then in the absence
                                         of manifest error in, or a deficiency in supporting information for, the Investor’s
                                         calculation, the Investor’s calculation will be used for the purpose of effecting
                                         any Conversion Price, other issuance of Shares or other securities under this Agreement
                                         or for the relevant purpose.

 

		17.12	Non circumvention

 

Neither Party to this Agreement shall do anything
or omit to do anything that undermines or in any way circumvents, whether directly or indirectly the intent or objective of this
Agreement.

 

		17.13	Good Faith

 

The Parties acknowledge that
they have negotiated the terms of this Agreement in good faith and each Party must act in good faith towards each other and use
their best endeavours to comply with the spirit and intention of this Agreement.

 

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		17.14	Publicity and confidentiality

 

		(a)	The Company shall not, (and will use its best endeavours
                                         to ensure that none of its Affiliates or any persons acting on behalf of the Company
                                         and any of its Affiliates), issue any public release or announcement concerning this
                                         Agreement, its subject-matter or content, or the Contemplated Transactions, or disclose
                                         any information provided by the Investor (including the terms of any Transaction Documents)
                                         (Relevant Information), without the prior written consent of the Investor
                                         (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), subject to clause 17.14(c).

 

		(b)	In any public release or announcement proposed to be made
                                         pursuant to Canadian Securities Laws, where the proposed public release or announcement
                                         proposes to make a reference to the Investor, the Company shall provide a copy of the
                                         proposed announcement to the Investor for review prior to release, subject to clause
                                         17.14(c).

 

		(c)	If the Company is required to make a disclosure concerning
                                         Relevant Information pursuant to Canadian Securities Laws, US Securities Law, the Corporations
                                         Act, TSX Rules or by an order of a Government Authority, and the Company (acting reasonably)
                                         in order to comply with its legal or regulatory obligations does not have sufficient
                                         time to discuss the form of disclosure with the Investor or provide the Investor with
                                         a copy of the disclosure prior to making such disclosure, then the Company must:

 

		(i)	ensure that any disclosure made regarding Relevant Information
                                         is restricted and limited in content and scope to the maximum extent permitted by Law
                                         to meet the relevant disclosure requirement;

 

		(ii)	provide a copy of such disclosure (where it is public information)
                                         to the Investor as soon as possible.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, if
the Company has sufficient time to discuss the form of disclosure with the Investor or provide a copy of the disclosure to the
Investor prior to making the disclosure, it must do so in accordance with its obligations in clause 17.14(a).

 

		(d)	Following the execution of this Agreement, the Investor
                                         and its Affiliates and/or advisors may place announcements on their respective corporate
                                         websites and in financial and other newspapers and publications (including, without limitation,
                                         customary “tombstone” advertisements) describing the Investor’s relationship
                                         with the Company under this Agreement and including the name and corporate logo of the
                                         Company.

 

		(e)	Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to comply
                                         with United States Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(3)(i), each Party to this
                                         Agreement, and each employee, representative or other agent of such Party, may disclose
                                         to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the U.S. federal and state income
                                         Tax treatment, and the U.S. federal and state income Tax structure, of the transactions
                                         contemplated hereby and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other Tax analyses)
                                         that are provided to such Party relating to such Tax treatment and Tax structure insofar
                                         as such treatment and/or structure relates to a U.S. federal or state income Tax strategy
                                         provided to such recipient.

 

		17.15	Severability and supervening legislation

 

Every provision of this Agreement
is intended to be severable, and any provision of this Agreement that is illegal, invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction will, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity, prohibition or unenforceability,
without invalidating the remaining provisions, but will be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum
extent permitted by applicable Law, and any such illegality, invalidity, prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction will
not affect the legality, validity, permissibility or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction, or
invalidate or render illegal, invalid, prohibited or unenforceable, such or any other provision of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction.

 

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		17.16	Illegality and impossibility

 

		(a)	Upon a Frustration Termination Event, the Investor shall,
                                         unless then prohibited by Law, have the right, upon notice to the Company, to immediately
                                         convert each Convertible Security (and all Amounts Outstanding) into Shares notwithstanding
                                         any of the limitations or terms or conditions otherwise provided under clause 5.2 of
                                         this Agreement. Provided the Company is not prohibited by Law or otherwise from issuing
                                         all of the underlying Investor’s Shares in connection therewith to the Investor,
                                         the Investor shall not terminate this Agreement.

 

		(b)	If there is a Frustration Termination Event, and the Investor
                                         is prohibited by Law from immediately converting each Convertible Security (and all Amounts
                                         Outstanding) into Shares or the Company is prohibited by Law or otherwise from issuing
                                         all of the underlying Investor’s Shares in connection therewith to the Investor,
                                         the Investor may, in accordance with the terms of this clause 17.16, by giving a notice
                                         to the Company, suspend or cancel some or all of its obligations under this Agreement
                                         (including, without limitation, to fund any further amount to the Company or effect any
                                         Closing), or terminate this Agreement, as indicated in such notice.

 

		(c)	If the Investor gives a notice to terminate this Agreement
                                         in accordance with this clause 17.16, the Company must within five (5) Business Days
                                         of such notice being received, subject to limitations that may be imposed pursuant to
                                         the Frustration Termination Event, if any, pay to the Investor in immediately available
                                         funds the Amount Outstanding for each Convertible Security.

 

		(d)	Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this clause
                                         17.16, the Investor shall only be required to accept Investor’s Shares if (i) the
                                         Company’s total dollar traded volume of the Shares in the thirty (30) days immediately
                                         prior to the delivery of any Conversion Notice delivered in contemplation of this clause
                                         17.16 is equal to or greater than US$500,000, and (ii) the Company otherwise complies
                                         in all respects with its obligation to issue Conversion Shares set forth in clause 5.2
                                         of this Agreement.

 

		17.17	Change in Law

 

		(a)	If there is a Change in Law Termination Event, the Investor
                                         may, in accordance with the terms of this clause 17.17, by giving a notice to the Company,
                                         suspend or cancel its obligation to fund any further amount to the Company or effect
                                         any Closing under this Agreement.

 

		(b)	Such suspension or cancellation will apply only to the
                                         extent necessary to avoid the event or circumstance which triggered the Change in Law
                                         Termination Event.

 

		(c)	Upon a Change in Law Termination Event, the Investor shall,
                                         unless then prohibited by Law, have the right, upon notice to the Company, to immediately
                                         convert each Convertible Security (and all Amounts Outstanding) into Shares notwithstanding
                                         any of the limitations or terms or conditions otherwise provided under clause 5.2 of
                                         this Agreement. Provided the Company is not prohibited by Law or otherwise from issuing
                                         all of the underlying Investor’s Shares in connection therewith to the Company,
                                         the Company shall not terminate this Agreement.

 

		(d)	Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this clause
                                         17.17, the Investor shall only be required to accept Investor’s Shares if (i) the
                                         Company’s total dollar traded volume of the Shares in the thirty (30) days immediately
                                         prior to the delivery of any Conversion Notice delivered in contemplation of this clause
                                         17.17 is equal to or greater than US$500,000, and (ii) the Company otherwise complies
                                         in all respects with its obligation to issue Conversion Shares set forth in clause 5.2
                                         of this Agreement.

 

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		17.18	Entire Agreement

 

This Agreement, including the
Annexures and the Disclosure Schedule, and the instruments referenced in this Agreement, supersedes all prior agreements, understandings,
negotiations and discussions, both oral and written, between the Parties, their Affiliates and persons acting on their behalf
with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the
subject matter of this Agreement.

 

		17.19	Governing Law

 

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the Province
of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable thereunder.

 

		17.20	Jurisdiction

 

With respect to any legal action or proceedings
arising out of or in any way related to this Agreement or its subject matter, the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

		(a)	submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts
                                         with jurisdiction in British Columbia sitting in Vancouver; and

 

		(b)	waive any right to object to the venue on any ground.

 

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Executed as an
agreement.

 

	Executed by NioCorp Developments Ltd.	 
	 	 
	 	 
	Signature

        Mark A. Smith

        President, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman
	 

 

	Executed by Lind Asset Management IV, LLC	 
	 	 
	 	 
	Signature

        Jeff Easton

        Managing Director
	 

 

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Schedule 1 – Disclosure Schedule

 

		1.	Security Structure-Dilutables: 7.1(f)(iv)(A):

 

The following sets out a complete register of the outstanding
warrants, options, convertible securities or other rights, agreements or arrangements of any character under which the Company
or any of its subsidiaries is, or may be, obligated to issue any equity, equity securities or equity-linked securities of any
kind:

 

	Type of Security	 	Number
 Outstanding
	 	 	Total	 
	Stock Options – Vested1	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Each exercisable into one Share at a price of CAD$0.15 on or before February 25, 2016	 	 	550,000	 	 	 	 	 
	Each exercisable into one Share at a price of CAD$0.17 on or before January 10, 2017	 	 	50,000	 	 	 	 	 
	Each exercisable into one Share at a price of CAD$0.50 on or before May 9, 2017	 	 	500,000	 	 	 	 	 
	Each exercisable into one Share at a price of CAD$0.65 on or before July 28, 2017	 	 	1,800,000	 	 	 	 	 
	Each exercisable into one Share at a price of CAD$0.76 on or before September 2, 2017	 	 	500,000	 	 	 	 	 
	Each exercisable into one Share at a price of CAD$0.80 on or before December 22, 2017	 	 	3,820,000	 	 	 	 	 
	Each exercisable into one Share at a price of CAD$0.94 on or before April 28, 2018	 	 	166,666	 	 	 	 	 
	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	7,386,666	 
	Stock Options – Unvested1	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Each exercisable into one Share at a price of CAD$0.94 on or before April 28, 2018, vesting on April 28, 2016	 	 	166,667	 	 	 	 	 
	Each exercisable into one Share at a price of CAD$0.94 on or before April 28, 2018, vesting on October 28, 2016	 	 	166,667	 	 	 	 	 
	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	333,334	 
	Warrants1	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Each exercisable into one Share at a price of CAD$0.67 on or before December 12, 2015	 	 	7,068,500	 	 	 	 	 
	Each exercisable into one Share at a price of CAD$0.65 on or before November 10, 2015	 	 	15,612,938	 	 	 	 	 
	Each exercisable into one Unit2 at a price of CAD$0.55 on or before December 4, 2016	 	 	750,000	 	 	 	 	 
	Each exercisable into one Unit2 at a price of CAD$0.60 on or before January 14, 2017	 	 	250,000	 	 	 	 	 
	Each exercisable into one Share at a price of CAD$0.85 on or before February 27, 2017	 	 	182,910	 	 	 	 	 
	Each exercisable into one Share at a price of CAD$1.00 on or before February 27, 2017	 	 	2,714,000	 	 	 	 	 
	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	26,578,348	 
	Unsecured Convertible Promissory Notes3	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	1,106,443	 

 

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		1	Excluding the First Warrants.

 

		2	Each “Unit” is comprised of one Share and one
                                         warrant (each an “Underlying Warrant”). Each Underlying Warrant is exercisable
                                         into one Share.

 

		3	Represents estimated maximum Shares convertible at CDN$0.97/
                                         Share at issuance date. Actual Shares issued may be impacted by the USD:CAD exchange
                                         rate, accrued interest payable and current trading price of the Company’s Shares
                                         at conversion date.

 

		2.	Security Structure-securities agreements:
                                         7.1(f)(iv)(B):

 

None except as otherwise disclosed herein.

 

		3.	Security Structure-Accounts Payable: 7.1(f)(iv)(C):

 

 

Liabilities – Prior to First Closing

 

	 	 	<30	 	 	<60	 	 	<90	 	 	<120	 	 	>120	 	 	Total	 
	Payables	 	$	0.12	 	 	$	0.12	 	 	$	0.51	 	 	$	2.01	 	 	$	2.03	 	 	$	4.79	 
	Related Party Loan	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	2.00	 	 	$	2.00	 

 

First Closing – Proposed Use of
USD$2,160,000 of First Convertible Security Proceeds

 

	 	 	<30	 	 	<60	 	 	<90	 	 	<120	 	 	>120	 	 	Total	 
	Payables	 	$	(0.01	)	 	$	(0.07	)	 	$	(0.24	)	 	$	(0.11	)	 	$	(1.23	)	 	$	(1.66	)
	Related Party Loan	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	(0.50	)	 	$	(0.50	)

 

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Liabilities Following First Closing
and Proposed Disbursements

 

	 	 	<30	 	 	<60	 	 	<90	 	 	<120	 	 	>120	 	 	Total	 
	Payables	 	$	0.11	 	 	$	0.05	 	 	$	0.27	 	 	$	1.90	 	 	$	0.80	 	 	$	3.13	 
	Related Party Loan	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	1.50	 	 	$	1.50	 

 

All terms capitalized but not defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed thereto in the Convertible Security Funding Agreement to which this Schedule 1 is appended.

 

		4.	Leases and Mining Interests: 7.1(cc)

  

	No. 	 	Document	 	Owner Name	 	Date of Document	 	Book

        No.
	 	Page #
	1.	 	First Amendment to Memorandum of Option Agreement	 	Elda E. Beethe and Beverly J. Beethe	 	April 27, 2015	 	46	 	653-656
	2.	 	First Amendment to Memorandum of Option Agreement	 	Lavon L. Heidemann and Robin Y. Heidemann	 	December 4, 2014	 	46	 	530-536
	3.	 	First Amendment to Memorandum of Option Agreement	 	Lavon L. Heidemann and Robin Y. Heidemann	 	December 4, 2014	 	M34	 	162-168
	4.	 	First Amendment to Memorandum of Option Agreement	 	Lavon L. Heidemann and Robin Y. Heidemann	 	December 4, 2014	 	46	 	537-543
	5.	 	First Amendment to Memorandum of Option Agreement	 	Lola L. Heidemann	 	December 4, 2014	 	46	 	544-550
	6.	 	First Amendment to Memorandum of Option Agreement	 	Leslie L. Heidemann	 	December 4, 2014	 	46	 	551-557
	7.	 	Memorandum of Option to Purchase	 	Robert H. Koehler and Ellen L. Koehler	 	June 12, 2015	 	46	 	695-698
	8.	 	First Amendment to Memorandum of Option Agreement	 	Gregory A Krueger and Joyce R. Krueger	 	December 4, 2014	 	46	 	558-562
	9.	 	Memorandum of Option to Purchase	 	Roger L. Woltemath and Nancy A. Woltemath	 	December 4, 2014	 	46	 	524-527
	10.	 	Memorandum of Option to Purchase	 	Eileen M. Woltemath, Annette Ottemann, Lorain Woltemath, Roger L. Woltemath, Carol Rieken and Lori Hoemann	 	January 21, 2015	 	46	 	587-592
	11.	 	First Amendment to Memorandum of Option Agreement	 	Roger L. Woltemath and Nancy A. Woltemath	 	December 31, 2014	 	46	 	578-582
	12.	 	First Amendment to Memorandum of Option Agreement	 	Victor L. Woltemath and Juanita E. Woltemath	 	December 30, 2014	 	46	 	571-577
	13.	 	First Amendment to Memorandum of Option Agreement	 	Victor L. Woltemath and Juanita E. Woltemath	 	December 30, 2014	 	M34	 	186-192
	14.	 	Memorandum of Option to Purchase	 	Dr. Keith W. Shuey and Bonnie J. Shuey	 	May 28, 2015	 	M34	 	263-266
	15.	 	Memorandum of Option to Purchase	 	Harlan D. Beethe	 	June 24, 2015	 	46	 	703-706
	16.	 	Memorandum of Option to Purchase	 	Rolande O. Nielsen and Tami R. Nielsen	 	June 25, 2015	 	M34	 	270-274

 

 

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Annexure A – Warrant Certificate

 

Refer to the enclosed.

 

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UNLESS
PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY AND ANY SECURITY ISSUED ON EXERCISE HEREOF MUST NOT TRADE THE
SECURITY BEFORE l.

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY AND
THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE “U.S. SECURITIES ACT”) OR U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING SUCH
SECURITIES, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CORPORATION THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ONLY (A) TO THE CORPORATION; (B) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S.
SECURITIES ACT AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS; (C) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION
UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY (I) RULE 144 THEREUNDER, IF AVAILABLE OR (II) RULE 144A THEREUNDER, IF AVAILABLE, AND,
IN BOTH CASES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, OR (D) IN A TRANSACTION THAT DOES NOT
REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND, IN THE CASE
OF CLAUSES (C)(I) OR (D) ABOVE, OR IF OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY THE CORPORATION , THE SELLER HAS FURNISHED TO THE CORPORATION AN OPINION
OF COUNSEL OF RECOGNIZED STANDING IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION TO SUCH EFFECT. DELIVERY OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT CONSTITUTE GOOD DELIVERY IN SETTLEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS ON STOCK EXCHANGES IN CANADA.

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE
UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE
OF THE UNITED STATES. THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE EXERCISED IN THE UNITED STATES OR BY OR ON BEHALF OF, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT
OF, A U.S. PERSON OR A PERSON IN THE UNITED STATES UNLESS THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT AND THE APPLICABLE SECURITIES LEGISLATION OF ANY SUCH STATE OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS IS AVAILABLE. “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” ARE AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE
U.S. SECURITIES ACT.

 

THIS
WARRANT CERTIFICATE IS VOID IF NOT EXERCISED ON OR BEFORE

l
(NEW YORK TIME) ON l.  

 

THIS WARRANT
IS TRANSFERABLE.

 

WARRANT
CERTIFICATE

NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD.

l, 2015

 

	Warrant Certificate No. l	l
    WARRANTS (the “Warrants”), each Warrant entitling the holder to acquire, subject to adjustment, one Common Share
    of NioCorp Developments Ltd.

 

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THIS
IS TO CERTIFY THAT, for value received, Lind Asset Management IV, LLC (the "Holder") is entitled to subscribe
for and purchase l fully
paid and non-assessable Common Shares (the "Warrant Shares") of NioCorp Developments Ltd. (the "Corporation")
at a purchase price (the "Exercise Price") of CDN$l per
Warrant Share until l
(New York time) on l
(the "Expiry Time").

 

The Warrants are exercisable at any time
and from time to time after the date of this Warrant Certificate up to the Expiry Time, in whole or in part, subject, however,
to the provisions and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set out.

 

All references herein to dollar amounts
are to the lawful money of Canada, unless specified otherwise.

 

		1.	Interpretation

 

In this Warrant Certificate, unless the
context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:

 

		(a)	"Business Day" means
                                         any day of the year (i) other than a Saturday, Sunday or a statutory holiday in New York,
                                         New York, Vancouver, British Columbia or Toronto, Ontario, and (ii) on which the Exchange
                                         is open for business;

 

		(b)	"Common Shares" means
                                         common shares in the share capital of the Corporation;

 

		(c)	"Current Market Price"
                                         means on any given date the volume weighted average trading price on the Exchange (or,
                                         if the Common Shares are not listed and posted for trading on the Exchange, such other
                                         stock exchange or over-the-counter market on which the Common Shares may be listed or
                                         quoted) for the 20 Trading Days ending three Trading Days prior to the relevant date;

 

		(d)	"Exchange" means the
                                         Toronto Stock Exchange or such other stock exchange on which the Common Shares are listed
                                         or quoted;

 

		(e)	"Trading Day" means
                                         a day on which not less than a board lot of Common Shares has traded on the Exchange;

 

		(f)	“U.S. Person” means
                                         a “U.S. person” as such term is defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S under
                                         the U.S. Securities Act;

 

		(g)	“U.S. Securities Act”
                                         means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

 

		(h)	"VWAP" means the volume
                                         weighted average trading price of the Common Shares on the Exchange over the relevant
                                         time period; and

 

		(i)	"Warrant Certificate"
                                         means this certificate representing the Warrants.

 

		2.	Exercise of Warrants.

 

		(a)	The Warrants may be exercised in whole
                                         or in part from time to time in the sole discretion of the Holder by delivery to the
                                         Corporation at its principal office in Colorado of a written notice of exercise in the
                                         form attached as Schedule A hereto prior to the Expiry Time specifying the number of
                                         Warrant Shares with respect to which the Warrants are then being exercised and accompanied
                                         by payment in full of the purchase price for the Warrant Shares then being purchased
                                         and the original copy of this Warrant Certificate. In the event that the Holder subscribes
                                         for and purchases less than the full number of Warrant Shares entitled to be subscribed
                                         for and purchased under this Warrant Certificate prior to the Expiry Time, the Corporation
                                         shall issue a new certificate to the Holder in the same form as this Warrant Certificate
                                         with appropriate changes, such certificate to be delivered by courier to the Holder concurrently
                                         with the delivery by courier to the Holder of the certificates representing the Warrant
                                         Shares acquired on exercise.

 

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		(b)	Upon due exercise of the Warrants by
                                         the Holder, the Warrant Shares so subscribed for shall be deemed to have been issued
                                         as fully paid and non-assessable shares and the person to whom such Warrant Shares are
                                         to be issued shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of such Warrant Shares
                                         on the date of exercise unless the transfer books of the Corporation shall be closed
                                         on such date, in which case the Warrant Shares so subscribed for shall be deemed to have
                                         been issued and such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of such
                                         Warrant Shares on the date on which such transfer books were reopened and such Warrant
                                         Shares shall be issued at the Exercise Price in effect on the date of exercise.

 

		(c)	Notwithstanding the partial exercise
                                         of the Warrants by the Holder, the Warrants may be exercised at any time (and from time
                                         to time) prior to the Expiry Time for all or any part of the Warrant Shares which, prior
                                         to such time, have not been issued to the Holder. The Holder will be deemed to have represented
                                         and warranted its compliance with the re-sale and transfer restrictions set forth in
                                         Section 19(b) below upon the exercise of any Warrants in the United States or to, or
                                         for the account or benefit of, any U.S. Person.

 

		(d)	When the transfer books of the Corporation
                                         have been opened for three (3) Business Days after the due exercise or partial exercise
                                         of the Warrants, the Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause a certificate
                                         evidencing the number of Warrant Shares so subscribed for to be delivered by courier
                                         to the person in whose name such Warrant Shares are to be issued (as specified in the
                                         notice of exercise) at the address specified in the notice of exercise, within five (5)
                                         Business Days thereafter or shall cause the Warrant Shares to be entered into a direct
                                         registration or other electronic book-entry system if no certificates are issued, provided
                                         that, if no certificates are issued, such Warrant Shares may be issued with a restricted
                                         CUSIP.

 

		(e)	The Warrants and the Warrant Shares
                                         have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act. The Warrants may not be exercised
                                         within the United States or by or on behalf of a U.S. Person unless registered or exempt
                                         from the registration requirements thereunder.

 

		(f)	Subject to the terms hereof, this Warrant
                                         Certificate may be transferred,
                                         subject to the terms set forth in the Transfer Form attached hereto. No
                                         transfer of this Warrant Certificate shall be effective unless this Warrant Certificate
                                         is accompanied by a duly executed Transfer Form or other instrument of transfer in such
                                         form as the Corporation may from time to time prescribe, together with such evidence
                                         of the genuineness of each endorsement, execution and authorization and of other matters
                                         as may be required by the Corporation, and delivered to the Corporation. No transfer
                                         of this Warrant Certificate shall be made if, in the opinion of counsel to the Corporation,
                                         such transfer would result in the violation of any applicable securities laws. Subject
                                         to the foregoing, the Corporation shall issue and mail, as soon as practicable, and in
                                         any event within five (5) Business Days of the receipt by the Corporation of this Warrant
                                         Certificate and the Transfer Form, a new Warrant Certificate (with or without legends
                                         as determined by the Corporation) registered in the name of the transferee or as the
                                         transferee may direct and shall take all other necessary actions to effect the transfer
                                         as directed.

 

		(g)	In the event that an exercise of Warrants
                                         would result in the Holder becoming an “Insider” (as defined in the TSX Company
                                         Manual) of the Corporation, such exercise of Warrants will be postponed and will not
                                         be effective until the TSX has approved a personal information form, or waived the requirement
                                         therefor, in respect of the Holder. In addition, in the event that an exercise of Warrants
                                         would “materially affect control” (as defined in the TSX Company Manual)
                                         of the Corporation, such exercise of Warrants will be postponed and will not be effective
                                         until the parties comply with any requirements under the TSX Company Manual, if any.

 

		3.	Rights of Holder Before Exercise
                                         of Warrants

 

The Holder shall not have any rights whatsoever
as a shareholder in respect of the Warrant Shares until the Warrants are exercised, in whole or in part, and payment for the Warrant
Shares thereby purchased has been made.

 

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		4.	Adjustments to Number or Kind
                                         of Securities Issuable on Exercise

 

		(a)	If, at any time prior to the Expiry
                                         Time, there occurs:

 

		(i)	a reclassification or redesignation
                                         of the Common Shares or any other capital reorganization other than a Common Share Reorganization
                                         (as defined below); or

 

		(ii)	a consolidation, merger or amalgamation
                                         of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or entity or an arrangement with
                                         any other corporation or entity which results in the cancellation, reclassification or
                                         redesignation of the Common Shares or a change or conversion of the Common Shares into
                                         other shares or securities or the holders of the Common Shares becoming entitled to receive
                                         shares or other securities of the other corporation or entity, or the transfer of all
                                         or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation to another corporation or entity
                                         or the Corporation being controlled (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act
                                         (Canada)) by another corporation or entity;

 

(any such event being herein
called a "Capital Reorganization"), then, immediately upon the effective time of such Capital Reorganization
and at all times thereafter, a Holder who exercises its right to subscribe for Warrant Shares shall be entitled to be issued and
receive and shall accept for the same aggregate consideration, upon such exercise, in lieu of the number of Warrant Shares to
which it was theretofore entitled upon exercise of the Warrants, the kind and aggregate number of shares or other securities or
property of the Corporation or of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Capital Reorganization or any other corporation
that the Holder would have been entitled to be issued and receive upon such Capital Reorganization if, immediately prior to the
effective time thereof, it had been the registered holder of the number of Warrant Shares to which it was theretofore entitled
upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

		(b)	If necessary as a result of any Capital
                                         Reorganization, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the application of the provisions
                                         of this section with respect to the rights and interest thereafter of the Holder to the
                                         end that the provisions set forth in this section shall thereafter correspondingly be
                                         made applicable as nearly as may reasonably be practicable in relation to any shares
                                         or other securities or property thereafter issuable and deliverable upon the exercise
                                         of the Warrants.

 

		(c)	If at any time after the date hereof
                                         and prior to the Expiry Time any adjustment or readjustment in the Exercise Price shall
                                         occur pursuant to the provisions of subsection 5(a), then the number of Warrant Shares
                                         issuable upon the subsequent exercise of the Warrants shall be simultaneously adjusted
                                         or readjusted, as the case may be, by multiplying the number of Warrant Shares issuable
                                         upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment or readjustment
                                         by a fraction which shall be the reciprocal of the fraction employed in the adjustment
                                         or readjustment of the Exercise Price. 

 

		5.	Adjustment of Exercise Price

 

		(a)	If, at any time prior to the Expiry
                                         Time, the Corporation shall:

 

		(i)	subdivide the outstanding Common
                                         Shares into a greater number of shares;

 

		(ii)	consolidate the outstanding Common
                                         Shares into a lesser number of shares; or

 

		(iii)	make a distribution (other than
                                         a distribution referred to in subsections 4(b) or 4(c) of this Warrant Certificate) to
                                         the holders of all or substantially all of the Common Shares payable in Common Shares
                                         or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares;

 

(any such event being herein
called a "Common Share Reorganization"), then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted, effective immediately after
the effective date or record date at which holders of Common Shares are determined for the purposes of the Common Share Reorganization,
by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such effective date or record date by a fraction of which:

 

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		A.	the numerator shall be the number
                                         of Common Shares outstanding on such effective date or record date before giving effect
                                         to such Common Share Reorganization; and

  

		B.	the denominator shall be the number
                                         of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such Common Shares Reorganization,
                                         including, without limitation, in the case of a distribution of securities exchangeable
                                         for or convertible into Common Shares, the number of Common Shares that would have been
                                         outstanding if such securities had been exchanged for or converted into Common Shares
                                         on such date.

 

To the extent that any adjustment
in the Exercise Price occurs pursuant to this subsection (a) as a result of the fixing by the Corporation of a record date for
the distribution of securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares, the Exercise Price shall be readjusted immediately
after the expiration of any relevant exchange or conversion right to the Exercise Price which would then be in effect based upon
the number of Common Shares actually issued and remaining issuable pursuant to such exchangeable or convertible securities after
such expiration.

 

		(b)	If, at any time prior to the Expiry
                                         Time, the Corporation shall fix a record date for the issue to the holders of all or
                                         substantially all of the Common Shares of rights, options or warrants under which such
                                         holders are entitled, during a period expiring not more than 45 days after the record
                                         date for such issue (which period is herein called the "Rights Period"),
                                         to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares or securities exchangeable for or convertible
                                         into Common Shares at a price per share to the holder (or, in the case of securities
                                         exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares, at an exchange or conversion price
                                         per share) of less than 95% of the Current Market Price of the Common Shares on such
                                         record date (any such event being herein called a "Rights Offering"),
                                         the Exercise Price shall be adjusted, effective immediately after the record date, to
                                         a price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect on such date by a fraction
                                         of which:

 

		(i)	the numerator shall be the aggregate of:

 

		A.	the number of Common Shares outstanding
                                         on the record date for the Rights Offering; and

 

		B.	the number determined by dividing:

 

		(I)	either

 

		(x)	the product of the number of Common
                                         Shares offered for issue during the Rights Period upon exercise of the rights, warrants
                                         or options under the Rights Offering and the price at which such Common Shares are offered;
                                         or

 

		(y)	the product of the exchange or conversion
                                         price of the securities so offered and the number of Common Shares for or into which
                                         the securities so offered pursuant to the Rights Offering are exchangeable or convertible;

 

			as the case may be, by;

  

		(II)	the Current Market Price of the
                                         Common Shares as of the record date for the Rights Offering; and

 

		(ii)	the denominator shall be the aggregate
                                         of the number of Common Shares outstanding on such record date and the number of Common
                                         Shares offered pursuant to such Rights Offering (or the number of Common Shares into
                                         which the securities so offered may be exchanged or converted).

 

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If by the terms of the rights,
options or warrants referred to in this subsection (b), there is more than one purchase, conversion or exchange price per Common
Share, the aggregate price of the total number of additional Common Shares offered for subscription or purchase, or the aggregate
conversion or exchange price of the convertible securities so offered, shall be calculated for purposes of the adjustment on the
basis of the lowest purchase, conversion or exchange price per Common Share, as the case may be. Any Common Shares owned by or
held for the account of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation shall be deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose
of any such computation. To the extent that any adjustment in the Exercise Price occurs pursuant to this subsection (b) as a result
of the fixing by the Corporation of a record date or the distribution of rights, options or warrants referred to in this subsection
(b), the Exercise Price shall be readjusted immediately after the expiration of any relevant exchange, conversion or exercise
right to the Exercise Price which would then be in effect based upon the number of Common Shares actually issued and remaining
issuable after such expiration.

 

		(c)	If, at any time prior to the Expiry
                                         Time, the Corporation shall issue or distribute to the holders of all or substantially
                                         all of the Common Shares:

 

		(i)	Common Shares or other securities
                                         of the Corporation including, without limitation, rights, options or warrants to acquire
                                         Common Shares or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares or any
                                         property or asset of the Corporation, (other than rights, options or warrants pursuant
                                         to which holders of Common Shares are entitled, during a period expiring not more than
                                         45 days after the record date for such issue, to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares
                                         at a price per share (or in the case of securities exchangeable for or convertible into
                                         Common Shares at an exchange or conversion price per share at the date of issue of such
                                         securities) of at least 95% of the Current Market Price of the Common Shares on such
                                         record date), and including, without limitation, evidences of indebtedness, or

 

		(ii)	any property or other assets including, without limitation,
cash;

 

and such issuance or distribution
does not constitute a Rights Offering or a Common Share Reorganization (any such issuance or distribution being herein called
a "Special Distribution"), then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted, effective immediately after the record
date at which the holders of Common Shares are determined for purposes of the Special Distribution, to a price determined by multiplying
the Exercise Price in effect on the record date of the Special Distribution by a fraction of which:

 

		A.	the numerator shall be the difference between:

 

		(I)	the product of the number of Common
                                         Shares outstanding on the record date and the Current Market Price of the Common Shares
                                         on the record date; and

 

		(II)	the fair market value to the holders
                                         of Common Shares, as determined by the board of directors of the Corporation acting reasonably,
                                         of the securities, rights, options, warrants, evidences of indebtedness or other assets
                                         issued or distributed in the Special Distribution; and

 

		B.	the denominator shall be the product
                                         of the number of Common Shares outstanding on the record date and the Current Market
                                         Price of the Common Shares on the record date.

 

Any Common Shares owned by or
held for the account of the Corporation or any subsidiary shall be deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of such computation.
To the extent that any adjustment in the Exercise Price occurs pursuant to this subsection (c) as a result of the fixing by the
Corporation of a record date for the distribution of exchangeable or convertible securities or rights, options or warrants referred
to in this subsection (c), the Exercise Price shall be readjusted immediately after the expiration of any relevant exchange, conversion
or exercise right to the Exercise Price which would then be in effect if the fair market value had been determined on the basis
of the number of Common Shares issued and remaining issuable pursuant to such exchangeable or convertible securities immediately
after such expiration. 

 

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		6.	Adjustment Rules

 

		(a)	Subject to the other provisions of
                                         this section 6, any adjustment made pursuant to sections 4 or 5 are cumulative and shall
                                         be made successively whenever any event referred to in either of such sections shall
                                         occur.

 

		(b)	In any case where an adjustment shall
                                         become effective immediately after a record date for an event referred to herein, the
                                         Corporation may defer, until the occurrence of such event:

 

		(i)	issuing to the Holder, by reason
                                         of the adjustment required by such event, the additional Warrant Shares issuable upon
                                         exercise of the Warrants after such record date and before the occurrence of such event;
                                         and

 

		(ii)	delivering to the Holder any distributions
                                         declared with respect to such additional Warrant Shares after the exercise of the Warrants
                                         and before such event;

 

provided, however, that the
Corporation shall deliver to the Holder an appropriate instrument evidencing the Holder's right, upon the occurrence of the event
requiring the adjustment, to an adjustment in the Exercise Price or the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants and to such distributions declared with respect to any such additional Warrant Shares issuable on the exercise of the
Warrants.

 

		(c)	No adjustment in the Exercise Price
                                         shall be required unless the adjustment would result in a change of at least 1% in the
                                         Exercise Price then in effect and no adjustment shall be made in the number of Warrant
                                         Shares issuable on the exercise of the Warrants unless it would result in a change of
                                         at least one one-hundredth of a Warrant Share, provided, however, that any adjustments
                                         which, except for the provisions of this subsection (c) would otherwise have been required
                                         to be made, shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment.

 

		(d)	No adjustment in the Exercise Price
                                         or in the number or kind of securities issuable on exercise of the Warrants shall be
                                         made in respect of any event described in sections 4 or 5 if the Holder is entitled to
                                         participate in such event (subject to TSX acceptance) on the same terms mutatis mutandis
                                         as if the Holder had exercised the Warrants prior to or on the effective date or
                                         record date, as the case may be, of such event.

 

		(e)	If the Corporation shall set a record
                                         date to determine shareholders for the purpose of entitling them to receive any dividend
                                         or distribution or any subscription or purchase rights and shall, thereafter and before
                                         the distribution to such shareholders of any such dividend, distribution or subscription
                                         or purchase rights, legally abandon its plan to pay or deliver such dividend, distribution
                                         or subscription or purchase rights, no adjustment in the Exercise Price or the number
                                         of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of these Warrants shall be required by reason
                                         of the setting of such record date.

 

		(f)	In the absence of a resolution of the
                                         directors of the Corporation fixing a record date for a stock dividend or other distribution
                                         comprising a Common Share Reorganization, a Rights Offering or a Special Distribution,
                                         the Corporation shall be deemed to have fixed as the record date therefor the effective
                                         date of such event.

 

		(g)	The Corporation will not, whether pursuant
                                         to an adjustment under sections 4 and 5 or any other circumstances, be obligated to issue
                                         any fraction of a Warrant Share on any exercise or partial exercise of the Warrants.
                                         If any fractional interest in a Warrant Share would, except for the provisions of this
                                         section 5(g), be issuable upon the exercise or partial exercise of the Warrants, the
                                         number of Warrant Shares issuable shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.

 

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		(h)	In the event of any question arising
                                         with respect to the adjustments provided for in sections 4 or 5, such question shall
                                         conclusively be determined by a firm of reputable chartered accountants appointed by
                                         the Corporation, which accountants may be the Corporation’s auditors. Such accountants
                                         shall have access to all necessary records of the Corporation and such determination
                                         shall be binding upon the Corporation and the Holder.

 

		7.	Proceedings Prior to Action
                                         Requiring Adjustment

 

		(a)	As a condition precedent to the taking
                                         of any action that would require an adjustment pursuant to sections 4 or 5, the Corporation
                                         shall take or cause to be taken all such action as, in the opinion of counsel of the
                                         Corporation, may be necessary in order that the Holder shall be entitled to receive,
                                         upon exercise of the Warrants, the shares or other securities or property provided for
                                         under the provisions hereof.

 

		(b)	Adjustments to the Exercise Price or
                                         the number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to this Warrant Certificate may be
                                         subject to the prior approval of the Exchange.

 

		8.	Notice 

 

At least twenty-one days prior to any
record date or effective date, as the case may be, for any event which requires or might require an adjustment in any of the rights
of the Holder under this Warrant Certificate, including the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares that are purchasable
under this Warrant Certificate, the Corporation will deliver to the Holder, at the Holder’s registered address, a certificate
of the Corporation specifying the particulars of such event and, if determinable, the required adjustment and the calculation
of such adjustment. In case any adjustment has been given that is not then determinable, the Corporation will promptly after such
adjustment is determinable deliver to the Holder, at the Holder’s registered address, a certificate providing the calculation
of such adjustment. The Corporation hereby covenants and agrees that the register of transfers and share transfer books for the
Warrant Shares will be open, and that the Corporation will not take any action that might deprive the Holder of the opportunity
of exercising the rights of subscription contained in this Warrant Certificate, during such twenty-one day period.

 

		9.	Replacement

 

Upon receipt of evidence satisfactory
to the Corporation of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant Certificate and, if requested by the Corporation,
upon delivery of a bond of indemnity satisfactory to the Corporation (or, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender of this Warrant
Certificate), the Corporation will issue to the Holder a replacement certificate (containing the same terms and conditions as
this Warrant Certificate).

 

		10.	Covenants

 

The Corporation covenants with the Holder
that so long as any obligations of the Corporation under this Warrant Certificate remain outstanding:

 

		(a)	it will use its reasonable best efforts
                                         to at all times maintain its existence; will carry on and conduct its business in a prudent
                                         manner in accordance with industry standards and good business practice, and will keep
                                         or cause to be kept proper books of account in accordance with generally accepted accounting
                                         practice, subject to the completion of a Capital Reorganization in accordance with subsection
                                         10(g) below;

 

		(b)	it will cause the certificates evidencing
                                         the Warrant Shares, from time to time, subscribed and paid for, upon the exercise of
                                         the Warrants, to be duly issued and delivered in accordance with the conditions hereof
                                         or cause such Warrant Shares to be entered into a direct registration or other electronic
                                         book-entry system if no certificates are issued, provided that, if no certificates are
                                         issued, such Warrant Shares may be issued with a restricted CUSIP;

 

		(c)	all Warrant Shares which shall be issued
                                         upon exercise of the Warrants and payment of the Exercise Price shall be fully paid and
                                         non-assessable shares;

 

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		(d)	it will reserve and keep available
                                         a sufficient number of Warrant Shares for the purpose of enabling it to satisfy its obligation
                                         to issue Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants;

 

		(e)	it will maintain the listing of the
                                         Common Shares on the Exchange and the status of the Corporation as a reporting issuer
                                         not in default and otherwise remain in full compliance with the periodic reporting and
                                         other substantive requirements under the securities legislation of each of the provinces
                                         of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick until the Expiry
                                         Time unless the Corporation shall become merged into, or amalgamated with, or otherwise
                                         acquired by, another issuer and the shareholders of the Corporation shall receive cash
                                         from or publicly traded shares of such other issuer;

 

		(f)	except as required by law, it will
                                         not close its transfer books or take any other action which might deprive the Holder
                                         of the opportunity of exercising its right to subscribe for Warrant Shares pursuant to
                                         the Warrant during the period of twenty-one days after the giving of a notice required
                                         by section 8 or unduly restrict such opportunity;

 

		(g)	it shall not complete or facilitate
                                         a Capital Reorganisation if the effect of such Capital Reorganisation is that:

 

		(i)	all or substantially all of its
                                         assets become the property of, or are under the control of, or it is controlled (within
                                         the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) by, any other person (an “Acquiring
                                         Person”); and

 

		(ii)	holders of Common Shares receive
                                         any other security in replacement of, or in addition to, their Common Shares;

 

unless, at or prior to or contemporaneously
with the effective time of such Capital Reorganisation, the Corporation and the Acquiring Person shall have executed such instruments
and done such things as the Corporation, acting reasonably, considers necessary or advisable to establish that upon the consummation
of such transaction:

 

		(iii)	the Acquiring Person will have
                                         assumed all the covenants and obligations of the Corporation under this Warrant Certificate,
                                         and

 

		(iv)	the Warrant and the terms set
                                         forth in this Warrant Certificate will be a valid and binding obligation of the Acquiring
                                         Person entitling the Holder, as against the Acquiring Person, to all the rights of the
                                         Holder under this Warrant Certificate.

 

The Acquiring Person shall possess,
and from time to time may exercise, each and every right and power of the Corporation under this Warrant in the name of the Corporation
or otherwise and any act or proceeding by any provision hereof required to be done or performed by any director or officer of
the Corporation may be done and performed with like force and effect by the like directors or officers of the Acquiring Person.

 

		(h)	generally it will well and truly perform
                                         and carry out all of the acts or things to be done by it as provided by this Warrant
                                         Certificate.

  

		11.	Representations and
                                         Warranties

 

The Corporation
represents and warrants to the Holder that:

 

		(a)	it has obtained all required corporate
                                         authorization for creation and issue of the Warrants and the performance of its obligations
                                         in connection with the Warrants and has provided for the issuance, subject only to receipt
                                         by the Corporation of the Exercise Price, of the Warrant Shares which Warrant Shares,
                                         when issued, will be issued as fully paid and non-assessable shares;

 

		(b)	it has obtained all regulatory approvals
                                         (including, without limitation, the approvals of the Exchange) necessary or desirable
                                         for the issuance of the Warrants, the Warrant Shares to the Holder and the Warrant Shares,
                                         when issued, will be listed and posted for trading on the Exchange;

 

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		(c)	it is a "reporting issuer"
                                         not in default under the applicable securities legislation of the provinces of British
                                         Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick;

 

		(d)	the execution, delivery and performance
                                         by the Corporation of this Warrant Certificate will not violate any provision of the
                                         constating documents of the Corporation or any material contract to which the Corporation
                                         is a party or by which the Corporation is bound, nor will it create an event of default
                                         thereunder; and

 

		(e)	this Warrant Certificate is a valid
                                         and enforceable obligation of the Corporation, enforceable in accordance with the provisions
                                         of this Warrant Certificate.

 

		12.	Time of the Essence

 

Time shall
be of the essence of this Warrant Certificate.

 

		13.	Governing Law

 

This Warrant Certificate shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.
The Holder irrevocably attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of British Columbia.

 

		14.	Headings

  

The division of this Warrant Certificate
into sections and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation
of this Warrant Certificate. The section headings in this Warrant Certificate are not intended to be full or accurate descriptions
of the text to which they refer and shall not be considered part of this Warrant Certificate.

 

		15.	Number and Gender

 

In this Warrant Certificate, words (including,
without limitation, defined terms) in the singular include the plural and vice-versa and words in one gender include all genders.

 

		16.	Invalidity

 

If any provision of this Warrant Certificate
is determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction from which no further appeal lies or is taken,
that provision shall be deemed to be severed herefrom, and the remaining provisions of this Warrant Certificate shall not be affected
thereby and shall remain valid and enforceable.

 

		17.	Amendment

 

This Warrant Certificate may only be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified by a written agreement signed by the Corporation and the Holder.

 

		18.	Further Assurances

 

The Corporation shall do such acts and
shall execute such documents and will cause the doing of acts and will cause the execution of such further documents as are within
its power in order to give full effect to the provisions of this Warrant Certificate.

 

		19.	Hold Periods, Legends and
                                         Re-sale Restrictions

 

		(a)	If
                                         any of the Warrants are exercised prior to l the
                                         certificates representing the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant to such exercise shall
                                         bear the following legends:

 

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"UNLESS
PERMITTED UNDER SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITIES SHALL NOT TRADE THE SECURITIES BEFORE l."
[NOTE: TO INSERT THE DATE THAT IS 4 MONTHS AND ONE DAY FROM THE DATE OF ISSUANCE OF THE WARRANTS, E.G. THE STATUTORY HOLD PERIOD
IN CANADA].

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE LISTED ON THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE (“TSX”); HOWEVER, THE SAID SECURITIES CANNOT BE TRADED
THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF THE TSX SINCE THEY ARE NOT FREELY TRANSFERABLE, AND CONSEQUENTLY, ANY CERTIFICATE REPRESENTING SUCH
SECURITIES IS NOT “GOOD DELIVERY” IN SETTLEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS ON THE TSX.

 

		(b)	If any Warrants are exercised in the
                                         United States or by or on behalf of a U.S. Person, the certificates representing the
                                         Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant to such exercise shall bear the following legend:

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “U.S. SECURITIES
ACT”) OR U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING SUCH SECURITIES, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CORPORATION
THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ONLY (A) TO THE CORPORATION;
(B) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE
LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS; (C) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY (I) RULE
144 THEREUNDER, IF AVAILABLE OR (II) RULE 144A THEREUNDER, IF AVAILABLE, AND, IN BOTH CASES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, OR (D) IN A TRANSACTION THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT
OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND, IN THE CASE OF CLAUSES (C)(I) OR (D) ABOVE, OR IF OTHERWISE
REQUIRED BY THE CORPORATION, THE SELLER HAS FURNISHED TO THE CORPORATION AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OF RECOGNIZED STANDING IN FORM
AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION TO SUCH EFFECT. DELIVERY OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT CONSTITUTE GOOD
DELIVERY IN SETTLEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS ON STOCK EXCHANGES IN CANADA,

 

or, if issued in uncertificated
form, be issued with a restricted CUSIP in accordance with Section 2(d).

 

Further, the Holder understands and acknowledges
that, until such time as the Warrant Shares are no longer restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144(a)(3) under the U.S. Securities
Act, the Warrant Shares may not be offered or sold or otherwise transferred, directly or indirectly, in the United States or to,
or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person, and it will not deposit any of the Warrant Shares with Cede & Co. or any successor
thereto, nor will it transfer or sell any Warrant Shares over the facilities of the OTC Markets Group, Inc. including the OTCQX
International and it will also cause any nominee holding the Warrant Shares on its behalf to comply with the foregoing re-sale
and transfer restrictions. In addition, if the Warrants are exercised in the United States or by or on behalf of a U.S. Person,
the Holder exercising such Warrants will be deemed to have represented to the Corporation that the Holder has implemented appropriate
internal controls and procedures to ensure that the Warrant Shares shall be properly identified in its records as restricted securities
under the U.S. Securities Act that are subject to the re-sale and transfer restrictions set forth herein notwithstanding the absence
of a U.S. restrictive legend or a definitive physical certificate.

 

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		20.	Successors and Assignment

 

Subject to compliance with all applicable
securities legislation and the approval of the Exchange (if required in the circumstances), this Warrant Certificate and the rights
evidenced by this Warrant Certificate may be transferred or assigned at the discretion of the Holder.

 

This Warrant Certificate shall enure to
the benefit of and be binding upon the Corporation, the Holder and their successors. Reference in this Warrant Certificate to
a "successor" of any body corporate shall be construed so as to include, but not limited to:

 

		(a)	any amalgamated or other corporation
                                         of which such body corporate or any of its successors is one of the amalgamating or merging
                                         corporations;

 

		(b)	any corporation resulting from any
                                         court approved arrangement of which such body corporate or any of its successors is a
                                         party;

 

		(c)	any corporation resulting from the
                                         continuance of such body corporate or any successor of it under the laws of another jurisdiction
                                         of incorporation; and

 

		(d)	any successor (determined as aforesaid
                                         or in any similar or comparable procedure under the laws of any other jurisdiction) of
                                         any corporation referred to in clause (a), (b) or (c).

 

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BLANK]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Corporation has
caused this Warrant Certificate to be executed by its duly authorized officer.

 

	NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS
    LTD.	 
	 	 
	Per:	 	 
	 	l	 
	 	l	 

 

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SCHEDULE "A"

 

WARRANT EXERCISE FORM

 

TO:NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD. (the "Corporation")

 

In accordance with the provisions of a
warrant certificate dated l between the undersigned and the Corporation (the “Warrant
Certificate”), the undersigned hereby exercises the Warrants, as indicated below:

  

	# of Warrant Shares Purchased	 	Exercise Price/Share	 	Total Price
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CDN$	 	CDN$

 

In connection with the exercise of the
Warrant Certificate, the undersigned represents as follows: (Please check the ONE box applicable):

 

 ̈             1.             The
undersigned hereby certifies that (i) at the time of exercise, it is not a U.S. Person and did not execute this Warrant Exercise
Form while within the United States; (ii) it is not exercising any of the Warrants represented by the Warrant Certificate by or
on behalf of any U.S. Person or any person who is within the United States; (iii) no “directed selling efforts” (as
defined in Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”))
have been engaged in by the undersigned or on the undersigned’s behalf; and (iv) has in all other respects complied with
the terms of an Off-Shore Transaction in compliance with Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act.

 

 ̈             2.             The
undersigned holder (i) acquired the Warrants as a part of a private placement offering in the United States; (ii) is exercising
the Warrants solely for its own account or for the benefit of a U.S. Person or a person in the United States for whose account
such holder acquired the Warrants in the private placement offering and for whose account such holders exercises sole investment
discretion; (iii) was and is, and any beneficial purchaser for whose account such holder acquired the Warrant and is exercising
the Warrants was and is, an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the U.S.
Securities Act both on the date the Warrants were purchased and on the date hereof; and (iv) the representations and warranties
made by the holder or any beneficial purchaser, as the case may be, to the Corporation in connection with the acquisition of the
Warrants pursuant to the private placement remain true and correct on the date hereof.

 

 ̈             3.             The undersigned is delivering a written opinion of U.S. counsel to the effect that the Warrant Shares to be delivered upon exercise
hereof have been registered under the U.S. Securities Act or are exempt from registration thereunder.

 

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Notes:

 

1.        Warrant
Shares will not be registered or delivered to an address in the United States unless Box 2 or 3 above is checked and the undersigned,
upon exercise, will be deemed to have represented and warranted that it will comply with the re-sale and transfer restrictions
set forth in Section 19(b) of the Warrant Certificate.

 

2.        If
Box 3 above is checked, holders are encouraged to consult with the Corporation in advance to determine that the legal opinion
tendered in connection with the exercise will be satisfactory in form and substance to the Corporation.

 

3.        The
terms “United States”, “U.S. Person” and “Off-Shore Transaction” have the meaning ascribed
thereto pursuant to Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act.

 

To pay for that portion of the Warrants
being exercised, the undersigned, encloses a certified cheque or bank draft in Canadian currency made payable to the Corporation
in the amount of CDN$          .

 

The undersigned hereby directs that the Warrant Shares be issued
as follows:

 

	NAME(S) IN FULL	 	

    ADDRESS(ES)	 	NUMBER OF

    WARRANT SHARES
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 

 

The certificate(s) issued representing
the Warrant Shares or related entry into a direct registration or other electronic book-entry system to which the undersigned
is entitled following this exercise is to be in the name indicated below and, if issued, certificate(s) are to be forwarded to
the undersigned at the address set forth below:

 

	Name:	 	 
	 	 	 
	Address: 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 

 

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If the Warrant Exercise Form indicates
that Warrant Shares are to be issued to a person or persons other than the registered holder of the Warrant Certificate, the signature
on this Warrant Exercise Form must be guaranteed by a Canadian chartered bank, or eligible guarantor institution with membership
in an approved signature guarantee medallion program. The guarantor must affix a stamp bearing the actual words “Signature
Guaranteed”.

 

Dated this __________________________ day of _________________,
20___

 

Signature of Holder guaranteed by:

 

	 	 	 
	Medallion Signature Guarantee Stamp of Holder  	 	Signature of Holder
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Witness	 	Signature of Holder
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	Name of Holder
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	Name of Authorized Representative
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	Address of Holder

 

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TRANSFER FORM

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (the “Transferor”)
hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ________________________________, (the “Transferee”) (include name
and address of the transferee) ____________________ (number of Warrants) Warrants exercisable for common shares of NioCorp Developments
Ltd. (the “Corporation”) registered in the name of the undersigned on the register of the Corporation maintained
therefor, and hereby irrevocably appoints the Corporate Secretary of the Corporation as the attorney of the undersigned to transfer
the said securities on the books maintained by the Corporation with full power of substitution.

 

Capitalized terms not defined herein have
the meaning set out in the attached Warrant Certificate dated, 2015 (the “Warrant Certificate”).

 

DATED this _______ day of ___________________, 20___.

 

Signature of Transferor guaranteed by:

 

	 	 	 
	Medallion Signature Guarantee Stamp of Transferor	 	Signature of Transferor
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	Name of Transferor
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	Name of Authorized Representative
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	Address of Transferor

 

THE UNDERSIGNED HERBY CERTIFIES AND
DECLARES that the Warrants are not being offered, sold, pledged or transferred to, or for the account or benefit of, a “U.S.
person” (as defined in Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities
Act”)) or a person within the United States unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and any applicable state
securities laws or unless an exemption from such registration requirements is available, and an opinion of counsel confirming
same, in form and substance acceptable to the Corporation and its counsel, or such other evidence as the Corporation may require,
has been delivered to the Corporation. The undersigned Transferor understands and agrees that it shall bear all costs associated
with (i) obtaining any legal opinion tendered to the Corporation and (ii) the issuance of any new Warrant Certificate and any
applicable transfer fees thereto, in connection with the transfer of Warrants in the United States or to, or for the account or
benefit of, U.S. Persons (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) pursuant to an exemption from
the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and is encouraged to consult with the Corporation in advance to determine
that the legal opinion tendered in connection with such transfer will be satisfactory in form and substance to the Corporation.

 

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It is understood that the Corporation
may require additional evidence necessary to verify the foregoing.

 

DATED this _______ day of ___________________, 20___.

 

	 	 	 	 
	Witness	 	Signature of Transferee	 

 

	 	 
	Name of Transferee	 
	 	 
	 	 
	Name of Authorized Representative	 
	 	 
	 	 
	Address of Transferee	 

 

Note:

The signature of the Transferor must correspond with the name
written upon the face of this Warrant Certificate in every particular without any changes whatsoever.

 

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Annexure B – Form of Board Resolution

 

Minutes of a circulating resolution of the Directors

 

NioCorp Developments Ltd.

 

		1	Documents

 

NioCorp Developments Ltd. (the Company)
proposes to enter into an agreement with Lind Asset Management IV, LLC on or about ___________2015 (the Agreement).

 

		2	Approval of Transaction

 

The directors acknowledge the accuracy of the Company's
representations and warranties contained in the Agreement and note that:

 

		a)	the entry into the transactions evidenced by the Agreement
                                         is:

 

		i.	in the best interests of the Company and for its commercial
                                         benefit; and

 

		ii.	in accordance with the articles, notice of articles and other
                                         constating documents of the Company;

 

		b)	at the time of deciding to commit the Company to the Agreement,
                                         the Company is solvent and there are reasonable grounds to expect that if the Company
                                         executes the Agreement the Company would continue to be able to pay all its debts as
                                         they become due; and

 

		c)	the Company's execution of the Agreement and the carrying out
                                         of the transactions contemplated in the Agreement would not cause the Company to contravene:

 

		i.	any provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British
                                         Columbia) or the regulations thereunder;

 

		ii.	any applicable securities laws in each of the provinces in
                                         which the Company is a “reporting issuer” or any rule, by-law or regulation
                                         governing the Toronto Stock Exchange;

 

		iii.	any other statute by which the Company is bound; or

 

		iv.	or breach any agreement entered into by the Company with a
                                         third party (and does not constitute an event of default under any such agreement).

 

Resolved that:

 

The Agreement, the transactions contemplated in
the Agreement and the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Agreement) (the Agreement and the Transaction Documents together
the Documents) are each authorized and approved.

 

		3	Approval of Execution

 

Resolved that:

 

The Company execute and deliver the Agreement in
a form and with any changes (whether or not material and whether or not involving changes to the parties) as any director or officer
of the Company who executes the Agreement may, as conclusively evidenced by his or her execution, approve.

 

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		4	Authorised Officers

 

Resolved that:

 

Any director or officer be severally authorised
to execute and deliver for and on behalf of the Company all documents, notices, instruments, certificates and communications necessary
or desirable to be executed and delivered by and on behalf of the Company under and in accordance with the Documents, including
without limitation all forms and filings as may be necessary to obtain Toronto Stock Exchange approval of the transactions contemplated
by the Agreement.

 

		5	Further Assurances

 

Resolved that:

 

Each director and officer of the Company be severally
authorised to do any act, matter or thing and to execute and deliver any other document as he or she may deem necessary, advisable
or incidental in connection with the preceding resolutions or any Document and to perform the obligations of the Company under
the Documents.

 

RESOLVED as a written resolution of all of the Directors
this _____ day of __________, 2015.

 

	Signed by the directors	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Signature	 	Signature
	Print Name:	 	Print Name:
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Signature	 	Signature
	Print Name:	 	Print Name:

 

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Annexure C – Funds Flow Request

 

NioCorp Developments Ltd.
–Convertible Security Funding Agreement – Flow of Funds Request

 

In connection with a Convertible Security Funding Agreement,
dated December 14, 2015 (the Agreement) between NioCorp Developments Ltd. (Company) and Lind Asset
Management IV, LLC (Investor), the Company irrevocably authorises the Investor to distribute such funds as set out
below, in the manner set out below, at the [First Closing/ Subsequent First Convertible Security Closing at
the Request of the Company/ Subsequent First Convertible Security Closing at the Request of the Investor/ Second Closing/ Subsequent
Second Convertible Security Closing].

 

Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this letter
will have the meaning given to such terms in the Agreement.

 

	Item	 	Amount
	[First Convertible Security/ Subsequent First Convertible Security Closing at the Request of the Company/ Subsequent
    First Convertible Security Closing at the Request of the Investor/ Second Convertible Security/Subsequent Second Convertible
    Security Closing]	 	[to insert]
	Total	 	[to insert]

 

Please transfer the net amount of US$[to insert]
due at the [First Closing/ Subsequent First Convertible Security Closing at the Request of the Company/ Subsequent First
Convertible Security Closing at the Request of the Investor/ Second Closing/ Subsequent Second Convertible Security Closing],
to the following bank account:

 

	Beneficiary Bank:	Silicon Valley Bank
	 	3003 Tasman Dr.
	 	Santa Clara, CA 95054
	 	 
	Swift code:	SVBKUS6S
	 	 
	ABA/Routing	121140399
	 	 
	Account #	3301270958
	 	 
	Beneficiary name and address:	Elk Creek Resources Corp. DBA NioCorp Developments
	 	7000 S. Yosemite St, Suite 115
	 	Centennial, CO 80112

 

Yours sincerely,

 

	NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD.	 
	 	 
	By:	 	 
	Name	 	 
	Title	 	 

 

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