JADE LEADER CORP.

SUITE 815, 808 - 4TH AVENUE S.W.

CALGARY, ALBERTA, T2P 3E8

TEL.: (403) 233-0464

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR FOR THE

ANNUAL & SPECIAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 24, 2022

INFORMATION REGARDING PROXIES AND VOTING AT THE MEETING

Solicitation of Proxies

This Management Information Circular is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the management of Jade Leader Corp. (the "Corporation" or "Jade") for use at the Annual & Special Meeting of the holders of common shares ("Common Shares") in the capital of the Corporation (the "Shareholders") to be held at the offices of the Corporation at Suite 815, 808 - 4th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, on Thursday, February 24, 2022, commencing at 11:00 a.m. (Calgary time) (the "Meeting"), for the purposes set forth in the Notice of Annual & Special Meeting (the "Notice") accompanying this Management Information Circular. Solicitation of proxies will be primarily by mail, but may also be undertaken by way of telephone, internet, facsimile or oral communication by the directors, officers and regular employees of the Corporation, at no additional compensation. Costs associated with the solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Corporation. Unless otherwise stated, information contained herein is given as of January 17, 2022.

Amid ongoing concerns about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Corporation remains mindful of the well-being of our shareholders and their families, our industry partners and other stakeholders as well as the communities in which we operate. The Corporation currently intends on holding a physical shareholder meeting. However, as COVID-19 is a rapidly evolving situation, the Corporation will continue to monitor and review provincial and federal governmental guidance in order to assess and implement measures to reduce the risk of spreading the virus at the Meeting, which may include potentially adjourning or postponing the Meeting. In light of current provincial government gathering restrictions, at this time, only registered Shareholders or their duly appointed proxy holders will be permitted to attend the Meeting in person. In addition, in view of current and potential future guidance regarding physical distancing and further restrictions on large gatherings, in order to ensure as many Common Shares as possible are represented at the Meeting, Shareholders are strongly encouraged to complete the enclosed Instrument of Proxy and return it as soon as possible

Appointment of Proxyholders

The record date for the determination of Shareholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Meeting is January 17, 2022 (the "Record Date"). Only Shareholders whose names are entered in the Corporation's register of shareholders at the close of business on that date and holders of Common Shares issued by the Corporation after such date and prior to the Meeting will be entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Meeting, provided that, to the extent a Shareholder transfers the ownership of any of his or her Common Shares after such date and the transferee of those Common Shares establishes that he or she owns such Common Shares and demands, not later than ten days before the Meeting, to be included in the list of Shareholders eligible to vote at the Meeting, such transferee will be entitled to vote those Common Shares at the Meeting.

Accompanying this Management Information Circular is an instrument of proxy for use at the Meeting. Shareholders who are unable to attend the Meeting in person are required to date and sign the enclosed instrument of proxy and return it in the enclosed return envelope. To be voted at the Meeting, all properly executed instruments of proxy for Shareholders must be mailed so as to reach or be deposited with the Corporation's Secretary at Suite 815, 808-4th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2P 3E8 (facsimile number 403-266-2606)not later than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays in the Province of Alberta) prior to the time set for the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

The persons designated in the instrument of proxy are directors or officers of the Corporation. A Shareholder has the right to appoint a person (who need not be a Shareholder) other than the persons designated in the accompanying instrument of proxy, to attend at and represent the Shareholder at the Meeting. To exercise this right, a Shareholder should insert the name of the designated representative in the blank space provided on the

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instrument of proxy and strike out the names of management's nominees or complete another appropriate form of proxy.

Signing of Proxy

The instrument of proxy must be signed by the Shareholder or the Shareholder's duly appointed attorney authorized in writing or, if the Shareholder is a corporation, under its corporate seal or by a duly authorized officer or attorney of the corporation. An instrument of proxy signed by a person acting as attorney or in some other representative capacity (including a representative of a corporate Shareholder) should indicate that person's capacity (following his or her signature) and should be accompanied by the appropriate instrument evidencing qualification and authority to act (unless such instrument has previously been filed with the Corporation).

Revocability of Proxies

A Shareholder who has submitted an instrument of proxy may revoke it at any time prior to the exercise thereof. In addition to any manner permitted by law, a proxy may be revoked by instrument in writing executed by the Shareholder or by his or her duly authorized attorney or, if the Shareholder is a corporation, under its corporate seal or executed by a duly authorized officer or attorney of the corporation and deposited either: (i) with the Corporation's Secretary at the address referred to above at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the day of the Meeting, or any adjournments thereof, at which the instrument of proxy is to be used; or (ii) with the Chairman of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof. In addition, an instrument of proxy may be revoked: (i) by the Shareholder personally attending the Meeting and voting the securities represented thereby or, if the Shareholder is a corporation, by a duly authorized representative of the corporation attending at the Meeting and voting such securities; or (ii) in any other manner permitted by law.

Voting of Proxies and Exercise of Discretion by Proxyholders

All Common Shares represented at the Meeting by properly executed proxies will be voted on any ballot that may be called for and, where a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon has been specified in the instrument of proxy, the Common Shares represented by the instrument of proxy will be voted in accordance with such instructions. The management designee named in the accompanying instrument of proxy will vote or withhold from voting the Common Shares in respect of which they are appointed in accordance with the direction of the Shareholder appointing him or her on any ballot that may be called for at the Meeting. In the absence of such direction, such Common Shares will be voted "FOR" the proposed resolutions at the Meetings. The accompanying instrument of proxy confers discretionary authority upon the persons named therein with respect to amendments of or variations to the matters identified in the accompanying Notice and with respect to other matters that may properly be brought before the Meeting. At the time of printing this Management Information Circular, the management of the Corporation knows of no such amendment, variation or other matter to come before the Meeting other than the matters referred to in the accompanying Notice.

VOTING SHARES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF COMMON SHARES

Voting of Common Shares - General

Shareholders of record on the Record Date are entitled to receive notice of and attend the Meeting and vote thereat on the basis of one vote for each Common Share held, except to the extent that: (i) a registered Shareholder has transferred the ownership of any Common Shares subsequent to the Record Date; and (ii) the transferee of those Common Shares produces properly endorsed share certificates, or otherwise establishes that he or she owns the Common Shares and demands, not later than ten days before the Meeting, that his or her name be included on the Shareholder list before the Meeting, in which case the transferee shall be entitled to vote his or her Common Shares at the Meeting.

On the Record Date, of the Corporation's authorized unlimited number of Common Shares, 59,702,293 Common Shares were issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable.

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Quorum

Pursuant to the By-Laws of the Corporation, a quorum of Shareholders is present at the Meeting irrespective of the number of persons actually present if one (1) Shareholder or duly appointed proxyholders are present in person, each being a shareholder entitled to vote at the Meeting, holding an aggregate of 5% of the voting shares of the Corporation. Pursuant to the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) and the By-Laws, if a quorum is present at the opening of the Meeting, the Shareholders present may proceed with the business of the Meeting notwithstanding that a quorum is not present throughout the Meeting. If a quorum is not present at the opening of the Meeting, the Shareholders present may adjourn the Meeting to a fixed time and place but may not transact any other business.

Voting of Common Shares - Advice to Non-Registered Holders

Only registered holders of Common Shares, or the persons they appoint as their proxies, are permitted to attend and vote at the Meeting. However, in many cases, Common Shares beneficially owned by a holder (a "Non-RegisteredHolder") are registered either:

  1. in the name of an intermediary (an "Intermediary") that the Non-Registered Holder deals with in respect of the Common Shares. Intermediaries include banks, trust companies, securities dealers or brokers, and trustees or administrators of self-administered RRSPs, RRIFs, RESPs and similar plans; or
  2. in the name of a clearing agency (such as The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited or "CDS").

In accordance with the requirements of National Instrument 54-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators, the Corporation has distributed copies of the Notice, this Management Information Circular and the instrument of proxy (collectively, the "Meeting Materials") to the clearing agencies and Intermediaries for onward distribution to Non- Registered Holders.

Intermediaries are required to forward meeting materials to Non-Registered Holders unless a Non-Registered Holder has waived the right to receive them. Typically, Intermediaries will use a service company (such as Broadridge Investor Communications Solutions ("Broadridge")) to forward meeting materials to Non-Registered Holders.

Generally, Non-Registered Holders who have not waived the right to receive meeting materials will:

  1. have received as part of the Meeting Materials a voting instruction form which must be completed, signed and delivered by the Non-Registered Holder in accordance with the directions on the voting instruction form; voting instruction forms sent by Broadridge permit the completion of the voting instruction form by telephone or through the Internet at www.proxyvotecanada.com; or
  2. less typically, be given a proxy which has already been signed by the Intermediary (typically by a facsimile, stamped signature) which is restricted as to the number of Common Shares beneficially owned by the Non-Registered Holder but which is otherwise uncompleted. The Non-Registered Holder need not sign this form of proxy. In this case, the Non-Registered Holder who wishes to submit a proxy should otherwise properly complete the form of proxy and deposit it with the Corporation at Suite 815, 808-4th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2P 3E8, as described above.

The purpose of these procedures is to permit Non-Registered Holders to direct the voting of the Common Shares they beneficially own. Should a Non-Registered Holder wish to attend and vote at the Meeting in person (or have another person attend and vote on behalf of the Non-Registered Holder), the Non-Registered Holder should strike out the names of the persons named in the proxy and insert the Non-Registered Holder's (or such other person's) name in the blank space provided or, in the case of a voting instruction form, follow the corresponding instructions on the form. In either case, Non-RegisteredHolders should carefully follow the instructions of their

Intermediaries and their service companies.

Only registered Shareholders have the right to revoke a proxy. Non-Registered Holders who wish to change their vote must in sufficient time in advance of the Meeting, arrange for their respective Intermediaries to change their vote and if necessary revoke their proxy in accordance with the revocation procedures set above.

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Principal Holders of Common Shares

To the knowledge of the directors and senior officers of the Corporation, as of January 17, 2022, no single Shareholder beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or exercises control or direction over more than ten percent (10%) of the votes attached to the securities of the Corporation.

PARTICULARS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

Financial Statements and Auditors Report

The financial statements of the Corporation for the year ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2021 and the Auditors' Reports thereon will be placed before the Shareholders at the Meeting for their consideration (the "Statements"). These Statements were mailed to all registered Shareholders and all Shareholders who had requested receipt of these Statements. Upon request, the Corporation will promptly provide a copy of the year end financial statements to a Shareholder free of charge.

Shareholders who wish to receive interim financial statements are encouraged to send the enclosed notice, in the addressed envelope to the Corporation at Suite 815, 808-4th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2P 3E8.

Election of Directors

Unless otherwise directed, the management designees named in the accompanying instrument of proxy intend to vote in favour of the election, as directors, of the nominees whose names are set forth below. It is proposed that the number of directors to be elected at the Meeting will be fixed at four. It is intended that each person whose name appears hereunder will be nominated at the Meeting for election as a director of the Corporation to serve until the next annual meeting of the Shareholders of the Corporation, unless his office is earlier vacated. All of the nominees are currently members of the board of directors (the "Board of Directors" or the "Board", and each individual director, a "Director") of the Corporation.

In the event that prior to the Meeting, any vacancies occur on the slate of nominees submitted herewith, it is intended that discretionary authority will be granted to vote proxies solicited by or on behalf of management for the election of any other person or persons as directors. Management is not currently aware that any such nominees would not be willing to serve as Director if elected.

The following information concerning the proposed nominees has been furnished by each of them:

Name, Present Office Held

and Municipality of Residence

Jean Pierre Jutras, P.Geol.

President and Director (1)

Calgary, Alberta

Dr. Peter Megaw, C.P.G.,

Ph.D Geology

Director

Tucson, Arizona

Principal Occupation or

Employment for the

Last Five Years

President of Jade Leader since March 2014 to date. President of Guatavita Gold Corporation from 2010 to 2014. Vice-President and Director of Canex Metals Inc. since 2002 and 2000

respectively. Self-employed Professional Geologist from 1996 to date.

Consulting Geologist (PhD University of Arizona, 1990) President of International Mineral Development and Exploration (IMDEX) Inc./Cascabel and co-founder of Minera Cascabel, MAG Silver and Minaurum Gold. Dr. Megaw is currently Chief Exploration Officer for MAG Silver Corp, a Director of Minaurum Gold Inc. and a Technical Advisor to New Pacific Metals Corp., Reyna Silver, Sun Metals and Barksdale Capital Corp.

Number of

Common Shares

Beneficially Owned

Director Since

and Controlled(2)

October 4, 2000

3,191,965

March 14, 2018

145,920

Name, Present Office Held

and Municipality of Residence

Cornell McDowell, P.Geol.

Director (1)

Cranbrook, BC

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Principal Occupation or

Employment for the

Last Five Years

Self-employed professional geologist consulting for Lunacees Enterprises Ltd. from April 2008 to present, for Aurora Geosciences between January 2015 to May 2015, for Surge Copper Corp. from September 2011 to present 2014 and for North Sur Resources Inc. from August 2013 to October 2017 and Canex Metals from March 20 2020 to present. Vice- President Exploration from July 2016 to present for Aben Resources Ltd.

Number of

Common Shares

Beneficially Owned

Director Since

and Controlled(2)

July 14, 2015

127,500

Dr. Shane Ebert, PhD

Director(1)

Prince George, British Columbia

Notes:

Self-employed Professional Geologist. March 29, 2001 708,123

President of Vector Resources Inc. and consulting geologist 1999 to present. Director and President of Canex Metals Inc. since 2003 and 2005 respectively. President and Director of Surge Copper Corp. since December 2011 to March 2015 and April 2011 respectively. Vice President Exploration of Surge Copper from July - December 2011 and from March 2015 to present.

  1. Member of the Audit Committee
  2. The information as to the number of Common Shares beneficially owned, not being within the knowledge of Jade, has been furnished by the respective nominees.

Other Directorships

The following Directors are currently directors of other reporting issuers or their equivalent in a domestic or foreign jurisdiction.

Name of Director

Name of Company

Position

Term of Service

Shane Ebert

Canex Metals Inc.

Director

March 2003 - Present

Surge Copper Corp.

Director

April 2011 - Present

Jean Pierre Jutras

Canex Metals Inc.

Director

October 2000 - Present

Peter Megaw

Minaurum Gold Inc.

Director

November 4, 2010 - Present

Corporate Cease Trade Orders or Bankruptcies

Other than as disclosed below, no Director of the Corporation is, or has been within the past ten years, a director or officer of any other company that, while such person was acting in that capacity:

  1. was the subject of a cease trade or similar order or an order that denied the company access to any exemptions under securities legislation for a period of more than 30 consecutive days;
  2. was subject to an event that resulted, after that individual ceased to be a Director or officer, in the company being the subject of a cease trade or similar order or an order that denied the company access to any exemptions under securities legislation for a period of more than 30 consecutive days; or
  3. within a year of that individual ceasing to act in that capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings,

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