Nuvau Minerals Inc. · TSXV:NMC
Nuvau Minerals — Investor Presentation (August 2026)
30 slides from Nuvau Minerals's investor presentation, August 2026
Slide 1: A New Chapter for the Matagami Mining Camp
A New Chapter for the Matagami Mining Camp Path to Production l Exploration of a District TSXV:NMC August 2026 www.nuvauminerals.com
Slide 2: Cautionary Statement
Cautionary Statement The information provided in this presentation (this "Presentation") is not to be construed as an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any securities of Nuvau Minerals Inc. ("Nuvau"). This Presentation is for information purposes only. This Presentation is not, and under no cir
Slide 3: Leadership, Board & Management
Leadership, Board & Management Christina McCarthy Peter van Alphen Steve Filipovic Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer Chief Financial Officer B.Sc. Geology B OAR D OF DIRECTOR S Steven Bowles Christina McCarthy Peter van Alphen Chair CEO & Director President, COO & Director David Palmer
Slide 4: Company Snapshot
Company Snapshot TOP INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL STRUCTURE SHAREHOLDER DISTRIBUTION SHAREHOLDERS Share Price (August 2026) (C$) 0.53 ~23% ~27% Board & Retail 52-Week Low/High (C$) 0.47 – 1.08 Management Europac Gold Fund Basic Shares Outstanding1 (M) 86 CDPQ Warrants2 (M) 19.7 Sprott Group of Companies Op
Slide 5: The Nuvau Minerals Opportunity
The Nuvau Minerals Opportunity Re-Establishing Matagami as a Major Critical Minerals Producer TIER 1 JURISDICTION STRONG LEAERSHIP Quebec, Canada A Team To Build • Mining-friendly Quebec • Exceptional roster of board • Financial support from and management Quebec funds • Aligned with shareholders •
Slide 6: Matagami – World Class Mining District
Matagami – World Class Mining District Dominant land position situated in the prolific Abitibi Greenstone Belt • Located in Quebec, a Tier 1 mining-friendly jurisdiction • District scale potential – 1,380 km2 • One of Canada’s largest base metal camps ~120Mt of historic production (Matagami/Selbaie)
Slide 7: Mineral Resource Estimate
Mineral Resource Estimate Caber Complex Mineral Resource Estimate • Combined 3 individual deposits • Caber, Caber north & PD1 • Mineral Resource Estimate Renaissance M+I: 3.3 Mt @ 2.84% CuEq Caber Complex Inf: 7.3 Mt @ 2.12% CuEq Total: 10.6 Mt @ 2.35% CuEq Resource update in 2026 Bracemac McLeod Mi
Slide 8: Existing Infrastructure
Existing Infrastructure Concentrator Site • Permitted 3,000 tpd mill with 2 float circuits • Very well maintained by Glencore (closed in June 2022) • Rail loading facility for concentrate • Administration building, core processing facility Bracemac McLeod Mine • Last mine in the camp operated by Gle
Slide 9: Canadian Development Project Comparison
Canadian Development Project Comparison(1) Matagami Mining Camp McIlvenna Bay Green Bay B26 Deposit Location Quebec, Canada Saskatchewan, Canada Newfoundland, Canada Quebec, Canada Restart (2026 FID) Restart Greenfield Exploration Stage Producing (PEA) (None) (None) Land Package 1,300 km2 210 km2 10
Slide 10: Caber Complex – July 2023 PEA
Caber Complex – July 2023 PEA* 2026 Update will include Bracemac – Adding years to life-of-mine Building a Compelling 36 M lbs CuEq Growth Value Proposition Average Annual Production US$1.33/lb Cu 342 M lbs CuEq 9.5 Years Average ? Current Mine Life By-product AISC LOM Production Value 3.3 Mt @ 2.84
Slide 11: Caber Complex – 2023 PEA Sensitivities
Caber Complex – 2023 PEA Sensitivities* Updated PEA in Q4 which will include another mine (Bracemac) – Adding years to life-of-mine Variance After-Tax Results Base Case* Current spot price environment NPV0% NPV8% IRR (%) (July 2023): across commodities is significantly higher, materially ($M) ($M) C
Slide 12: Bracemac McLeod Mine
Bracemac McLeod Mine Bracemac McLeod Mine • Permitted mine • Developed mine infrastructure to 1,400 m • Surface infrastructure remains in place • Glencore operated until June 2022 • McLeod Deep resource not depleted Upper McLeod Bracemac • Deposits are located just below surface, extending to over 1
Slide 13: Bracemac McLeod Mine
Bracemac McLeod Mine Resources • Remaining resources in McLeod Deeps = 280,000 t at 4m thick • Internal estimate of 0.9Mt at 6% Zn and 0.9% (150m diameter) Cu 2.65m @ 4.47% Zn Exploration 16.4m @ 14.22% Zn, 2.72% Cu • McLeod Extension discovered in 2023 • Adding High grade tonnage, close to the mine
Slide 14: Growth Strategy at a High-level
Growth Strategy at a High-level McLeod Mining Caber Complex Development Renaissance Extension (Bracemac McLeod) PEA (Caber) Exploration Discovery Bracemac McL eod Upper McL eod Deeps Open • Mine ready to restart with • Defined Resource – 10.6 Mt, • Open in all directions remaining resources 550 Mlbs
Slide 15: Additional Resource Potential
Additional Resource Potential Renaissance Perseverance • Discovered in 2023, last drilled Winter 2025 • Operated by Glencore until 2013 • Close proximity to Caber Complex • Equinox zone not depleted • Resource estimate underway • Exploration / expansion drilling required Material mined / fully mined
Slide 16: Discovery of Gold In Till Anomaly
Discovery of Gold In Till Anomaly High Res MAG Daniel 1 Showing McIvor SE Showing • Drone MAG survey completed Renaissance Perseverance • Evaluation of local geology • Design a drill program to test Matagami Lake the up-ice area. Caber Complex Hole PD-23-30s +2,000 gold grains / 10kg BracemacM Nuvau
Slide 17: “Lotto Target” - Discovery of Gold In Till Anomaly
“Lotto Target” - Discovery of Gold In Till Anomaly Gold Grain count – Hole PD 23-30s Sample 155320186 - 29.26m to 29.87m Sample 155320186 - 31.12 to 32.00m > 2,000 gold grains per 10 kg of material 295 gold grains per 10 kg of material TSXV : NMC Potentially highest ever in the Abitibi – Of Regional
Slide 18: Thunder Mine – Found Gold while looking for Copper
Thunder Mine – Found Gold while looking for Copper • Hole drilled in 1959 – Predecessors looking for Copper¹ DT-18-88: 100.80 - 107.30m DT-21-88: 310.50 - 319.90m (6.50m) @ 1.55 g/t Au. (9.40m) @ 4.02 g/t Au. • Follow up drilling undertaken in Including : 0.30m @ 4.89 g/t Au. Including : 0.70m @ 42.
Slide 19: Multiple Geophysics Targets Identified
Multiple Geophysics Targets Identified • Over 80 geophysical targets identified in the Northern Domain alone • Manual compilation and analysis from past geophysical surveys by Michel Allard • Only looking at base metal potential • Renaissance discovery was one of these targets • Additional target al
Slide 20: Exploration overview
Exploration overview • Key Discoveries • Renaissance • McLeod Extension • Bracemac Footwall orogenic gold • Central Camp major Gold in Till anomalies VMS Au Au • 2026 Exploration Focus • Gold VMS + Au VMS • VMS – Base Metals • Geophysical anomalies • Around past producing VMS + Au mines Exploration
Slide 21: Gold Exploration
Gold Exploration Wallbridge Fenelon Matagami Mining Camp Agnico Eagle Detour Gold BHP Selbaie Abitibi B26 ONTARIO EC QUÉB Hecla Casa Berardi Maple Gold Douay Galway Estrades Maple Gold Joutel TSXV : NMC 21
Slide 22: Gold Exploration
Gold Exploration • Three initial priority targets have been identified to test in the 2025 program • District scale exploration opportunity – 1,370 km2 property 3 VMS • Current program is the first gold-focused Au Au exploration initiative completed on this extensive property VMS + Au 2 VMS Current
Slide 23: Bracemac Footwall Gold discovery
Bracemac Footwall Gold discovery • Orogenic Gold system in footwall of Bracemac Deposit VMS Au Au • Zone discovered in first hole drilled • Strong shear zone structure with VMS + Au VMS quartz veining mineralized with pyrite and visible gold 1 VMS + Au • Hosted with in the footwall intrusive N packa
Slide 24: Bracemac Footwall Gold discovery
Bracemac Footwall Gold discovery • Follow-up drilling: continuity and extensions of the vein system • Very few holes have historically been drilled in these intrusions. No previous interest for VMS exploration • Additional interest in the intrusive rocks located in the footwall of the south flank mi
Slide 25: The Key Reason: Invest
The Key Reason: Invest Tier 1 Jurisdiction, Quebec Canada Experienced Team: Management, Board and Technical Path back to Production – fully permitted mine and mill Continued Base Metal Exploration (<5% of the entire property has been explored) Matagami Property never explored for Gold Mineralization
Slide 26: Contact
Contact Christina McCarthy CEO and Director cmccarthy@nuvauminerals.com nuvauminerals.com
Slide 27: APPENDIX
APPENDIX
Slide 28: District Scale
District Scale Operating History +85 km • ~ 60 yrs of operations • 12 base metal mines D-25 • ~ 60 Mt mined • Last operator – Glencore, REN NH closed June 2022 NO PD1 NOE R2 PER +30 km CBN CB LG ID ML OW BA OR BAS Manhattan, NY PD2a NH New Hosco BA Bell Allard NO Norita PD2b BRM PD2c PER Persévéranc
Slide 29: Mineral Resource Estimate – Caber Complex
Mineral Resource Estimate – Caber Complex Current defined MRE is within the Caber Complex Deposit Tonnes Zn Cu Ag Au Zn Cu Ag Au Cu Eq. Cu Eq. Kt % % g/t g/t kt kt koz koz % Mlbs Caber Complex M&I 1,493 6.11% 1.15% 10.0 0.21 91.2 17.1 481 9.90 3.19% 105 Caber Inferred 109 4.96% 1.01% 8.1 0.19 5.4 1.
Slide 30: Caber Complex PEA – Summary
Caber Complex PEA – Summary • Undeveloped deposits, near-term production potential • Caber • Caber Nord PD1 Caber North • PD1 • Combined Mineral Resource Caber • M&I – 3.36 Mt, 5.18% Zn, 1.10% Cu, 14.30 g/t Ag, 0.16 g/t Au • Inf – 7.32 Mt, 2.43% Zn, 1.28% Cu, 11.50 g/t Ag, 0.09 g/t Au • Some Explora