A gold producer in the Americas, expanding for tomorrow

2023 Earnings Results - March 7, 2024

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Free cash flow, Cash costs ($ per oz sold), AISC ($ per oz sold), EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted (loss)/earnings and additions to mining interests are non-IFRS financial measures and non-IFRS ratios in this document. These measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed under IFRS, and therefore may not be comparable to other issuers. For full details on these measures and ratios refer to the Non-IFRS Measures section of the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three months and year ended December 31, 2023, which is incorporated by reference into this presentation and is available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.caand in the Company's filings with the SEC at www.sec.gov.

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Qualified Person

Pamela De Mark, P. Geo, Senior Vice President Geology and Exploration for Aris Mining, is a Qualified Person under NI 43- 101, and has reviewed and approved the technical contents of this presentation. All technical information related to the Segovia Operations, Marmato Mine, Soto Norte Project, Toroparu Project, and Juby Project is available at www.aris-mining.com, on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.caand in the Company's filings with the SEC at www.sec.gov.

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Aris Mining - FY 2023 highlights

Consolidated 2023 guidance achieved

Cash flow

funding growth

2023 was a

transition year

Now implementing two expansion projects with target 500,000 oz production in 2026

  • In 2023, high-grade Segovia Operations:
    • Produced 202,940 ounces of gold (guidance 195,000 - 210,000)
    • AISC/oz of $1,1731 (guidance $1,125 and $1,175)
  • Full year 2023, generated $75.4 million in free cash flow from operations1
  • Largely funded $84.2 million in growth and expansion investment1
  • Ended the year with a cash position of $195 million
  • A major transition as we restructured the operations team
  • Steady quarter-over-quarter increases in Segovia gold production
  • Q3 - commenced construction of the new Marmato Lower Mine
  • September - commenced trading as "ARMN" on the NYSE - American
  • November - announced new mineral estimates at Segovia Operations:
    • 114% increase in M&I mineral resources2 to 3.6 Moz at 14.3 g/t
    • 75% increase in Proven & Probable mineral reserves2 to 1.3 Moz at 11.6 g/t
  • November - announced 50% expansion of Segovia Operations' processing plant to 3,000 tpd

Notes:

1. AISC ($ per oz sold), EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted earning, free cash flow, cash costs, sustaining capital and growth and expansion capital are non-IFRS financial measures in this document. These measures do not

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have any standardized meaning prescribed under IFRS, and therefore may not be comparable to other issuers. Refer to the Non-IFRSMeasures section of the MD&A for the three and twelve months ended December 31,

2023 for a reconciliation of the measure to the most directly comparable financial measure disclosed in the Company's interim and audited financial statements.

2. See Appendix for details of technical disclosures and full disclosure of Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource estimates.

FY 2023 - Operations review

Consolidated

Gold produced (ounces)

Segovia Operations

Tonnes milled (t)

Q4 2023

Q3 2023

Q2 2023

Q1 2023

FY 2023

61,052

60,193

54,003

50,903

226,151

Q4 2023

Q3 2023

Q2 2023

Q1 2023

FY 2023

166,329

163,205

154,105

149,965

633,603

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Achieved consistent quarter

over quarter increases in

gold production

Average tonnes milled per day (tpd)

1,934

1,898

1,813

1,785

1,858

Average gold grade processed (g/t)

10.63

10.77

10.13

10.11

10.42

Gold produced (ounces)

54,719

53,826

47,882

46,513

202,940

Cash costs ($/ounce sold)1

$997

$954

$926

$814

$928

AISC - owner-operated mining

$1,267

$1,108

$932

$1,088

$1,120

($/ounce sold)1

AISC - partner-operated mining

$1,261

$1,308

$1,339

$1,125

$1,242

($/ounce sold)1

AISC - total ($/ounce sold)1

$1,264

$1,194

$1,111

$1,104

$1,173

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Operating at 97% of

nameplate capacity in Q4

2023

3

Costs impacted by

strengthening COP:USD; and

fixed-marginpartner-mining

business which is tied to

rising gold prices throughout

2023

Notes:

1.Non-IFRS financial measures, see See footnote 1 of Slide 3.

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Q4 2023 and FY 2023 Summary Cashflow

US$ millions

Q4

FY 2023

Gold revenue

$122.9

$434.0

Total cash costs1, royalties & social contributions

(75.5)

(256.4)

Sustaining capital1

(11.3)

(32.9)

All in sustaining margin

36.1

144.7

Taxes paid

-

(52.4)

General and administration expenses

(7.5)

(17.8)

Change in working capital, impact of foreign exchange

(8.0)

1.0

Free cash flow from operations

20.6

75.4

Expansion and growth capital1 at:

Marmato Upper Mine & Lower Mine

(10.6)

(36.1)

Segovia Operations

(16.3)

(33.2)

Toroparu Project

(1.7)

(14.9)

Total expansion and growth capital

(28.6)

(84.2)

Free cashflow from operations after expansion capital

(8.1)

(8.7)

Proceeds from warrant/option exercises

0.6

3.0

Soto Norte, deferred payment to Mubadala

-

(50.0)

Repayment of Gold-linked Notes

(1.8)

(7.4)

Contributions to Soto Norte joint venture

(1.4)

(5.1)

Purchase of Denarius debentures & shares

(3.6)

(4.7)

Interest (paid), net of interest income

(2.0)

(31.9)

Net change in cash

(16.2)

(104.8)

Opening balance at the beginning of the period

210.8

299.5

Closing balance at the end of the period

$194.6

$194.6

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2

3

4

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Gold sales of $434M in 2023

Maintained a mid-30% AISC margin1

Cash flow from operations of $75.4M largely funding growth capital investments of $84.2M

Reduced $57.4 million of debt

Ending year with $195M of cash

Notes:

1.Non-IFRS financial measures, see See footnote 1 of Slide 3.

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Q4 2023 and FY 2023 Financial Results

Q4

FY 2023

Income from mining operations ($M)

38.2

140.8

EBITDA ($M)1

19.7

112.1

Adjusted EBITDA ($M)1

39.7

159.4

Net earnings (loss) ($M)

(5.9)

11.4

Earnings (loss) per share - basic ($)

(0.04)

0.08

Adjusted earnings ($M)1

11.8

52.2

Adjusted earnings per share - basic ($)1

0.09

0.38

1 Profitable operations funding our growth.

2

Adjusted EBITDA of $159M for 2023

3 Positive EPS for 2023

4 Adjusted EPS of $0.38 for 2023

Notes:

1.Non-IFRS financial measures, see See footnote 1 of Slide 3.

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2024 financial outlook

  • In 2024, we plan to spend $140-$150M at the Marmato Lower Mine
    • This will be funded by a combination of current cash, cash-flow from operations; and
    • $122M of committed stream financing to be received when the 25%, 50% and 75% construction milestones are achieved
    • Total construction budget of $280M1
  • In 2024, we plan to spend $11M at the Segovia Operations for the 50% plant expansion to 3,000 tpd
  • Our C$18M Convertible Debenture (C$4.75 conversion) will mature on April 5, 2024, prepared to settled in cash
  • We have multiple tranches of share purchase warrants expiring in 2024, simplifying our capital structure
    • April 30, 2024, the ARIS.WT.B warrants with C$2.21/share exercise price expire.
    • Potential proceeds of US$15 million.

Notes:

1. Refer to the pre-feasibility study (PFS) on the Marmato Lower Mine Project with an effective date of June 30, 2022, see "Technical Disclosure and Qualified Person" in the Appendix for full disclosure of technical and

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scientific details.

2024 operating guidance

Gold production (oz)

Cash cost (US$/oz)1,2

AISC (US$/oz)1,2

Exploration budget (US$ million)

200,000 to 220,000

$975 to $1,075

$1,225 to $1,325

$18.5M

20,000 - 25,000

n/a

n/a

$2.2M

  • During 2024, Aris Mining expects consolidated gold production of between 220,000 and 240,000 oz, with in-progress expansion projects to contribute to production growth in 2025 and beyond.

Notes:

1. Cash cost and AISC forecasts are based on a gold price of US$2,000/oz and a USD-COP exchange rate of 3,900.

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2. Non-IFRS financial measures, see footnote 1 of Slide 3.

Expansion projects - Marmato Lower Mine

Marmato

Lower Mine

Expansion Project1

  • Upper Mine produced 23,211 oz in 2023; historic narrow vein mine with small scale, labour intensive mining
  • Received permits in July 2023 to construct new Lower Mine
  • Key construction activities in 2023 have included:
    • Advancement of access roads and establishing infrastructure
    • Awarding tenders of key long-lead items and advancement of placement deposits to the successful bidders
    • Selection of lead contractor for portal development
    • Finalization of design and engineering work for the new 4,000 tpd processing facility

Access road construction progress at Marmato Lower Mine

Notes:

1. Refer to the pre-feasibility study (PFS) on the Marmato Lower Mine Project with an effective date of June 30, 2022, see "Technical Disclosure and Qualified Person" in the Appendix for full disclosure of technical and

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scientific details.

Marmato Lower Mine - timeline to first gold in late 2025

Schedule

Engineering, procurement, infrastructure

Mine development

Processing

Production

2024

2025

2026

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Engineering & procurement

Access road

Powerline and substation

Portals

Declines - first 450 m

Declines - next 1,250 m

Stope access

Process plant mechanical completion

Commissioning - coldHot

Production ramp-up

First gold

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