OUTCROP SILVER & GOLD CORPORATION

ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM

For the Year Ended August 31, 2021

December 22, 2021

CONTENTS

GLOSSARY OF GENERAL TERMS ..........................................................................................

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PRELIMINARY NOTES ..............................................................................................................

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Financial Statements and MD&A .....................................................................................

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Effective Date of Information ...........................................................................................

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Cautionary Note regarding Forward-Looking Information ................................................

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Currency..........................................................................................................................

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Cautionary Note to United States Investors Concerning Estimates of

Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources ..................................................................

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CORPORATE STRUCTURE ....................................................................................................

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Name, Addresses and Incorporation .............................................................................

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Intercorporate Relationships..........................................................................................

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GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY...................................

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Overview .......................................................................................................................

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Recent Developments ...................................................................................................

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Three Year History ........................................................................................................

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Financial year ended August 31, 2019 ..........................................................................

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Financial year ended August 31, 2020 ..........................................................................

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Financial year ended August 31, 2021 ..........................................................................

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Significant Acquisitions..................................................................................................

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BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY...............................................................................................

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General .........................................................................................................................

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Stage of Development ...................................................................................................

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Specialized Skill and Knowledge ...................................................................................

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Competitive Conditions..................................................................................................

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Components..................................................................................................................

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Cycles ...........................................................................................................................

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Economic Dependence .................................................................................................

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Changes to Contracts....................................................................................................

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Environmental Protection...............................................................................................

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Employees ....................................................................................................................

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Foreign Operations........................................................................................................

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RISK FACTORS .......................................................................................................................

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Negative Impacts by an Outbreak of Infectious Disease or Pandemic ...........................

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Mining............................................................................................................................

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Permitting ......................................................................................................................

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Social and Environmental Activism................................................................................

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Legal Proceedings.........................................................................................................

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Foreign Country Risk.....................................................................................................

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Foreign Operations........................................................................................................

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Differing Interpretations in Tax Regimes in Foreign Jurisdictions...................................

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Foreign Subsidiaries......................................................................................................

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Government Regulation.................................................................................................

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Seizure or Expropriation of Assets.................................................................................

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Tax Matters ...................................................................................................................

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No History of Profitability ...............................................................................................

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Risks Associated with Mineral Markets..........................................................................

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Risks with Title to Mineral Properties.............................................................................

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Environmental Risks and Hazards.................................................................................

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Natural Disasters, Geopolitical Instability or Other Unforeseen Events..........................

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Risks Associated with Potential Acquisitions .................................................................

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Competition and Scarcity of Mineral Lands....................................................................

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Future Profits/Losses and Production Revenues/Expenses...........................................

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Personnel; Equipment ...................................................................................................

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Insurance ......................................................................................................................

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Infrastructure .................................................................................................................

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Financing.......................................................................................................................

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Currency Risk................................................................................................................

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Market for Securities......................................................................................................

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Price Volatility of Publicly Traded Securities ..................................................................

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Unlimited Number of Authorized but Unissued Shares ..................................................

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Stress in the Global Economy .......................................................................................

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Information Technology .................................................................................................

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Cybersecurity Incidents and Technological Disruptions .................................................

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Climate Change.............................................................................................................

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Conflicts of Interest........................................................................................................

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MINERAL PROJECTS - SANTA ANA PROJECT ...................................................................

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Project Description, Location and Access......................................................................

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Property Location...............................................................................................

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Legal Framework ...............................................................................................

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Environmental Liabilities ....................................................................................

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Surface Rights ...................................................................................................

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Santa Ana Project Agreement............................................................................

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Santa Ana Mining Rights....................................................................................

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Royalties............................................................................................................

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Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure & Physiography ........................

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Property History.............................................................................................................

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Historical Exploration Programmes ....................................................................

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Historical Drilling ................................................................................................

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Historical Resources ..........................................................................................

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Historical Production ..........................................................................................

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Geological Setting .........................................................................................................

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Regional Geography ..........................................................................................

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Local Geography................................................................................................

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Mineralisation.....................................................................................................

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Deposit Types ...............................................................................................................

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Exploration ....................................................................................................................

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Red Eagle Exploration 2018 Exploration Programme ........................................

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Drilling ...........................................................................................................................

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Megapozo..........................................................................................................

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QA/QC47

Sample Preparation, Analyses and Security..................................................................

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CPM 2012-2014 Sample Security and Preparation ............................................

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Red Eagle Exploration 2018 Sample Security and Preparation..........................

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CPM Assay Procedures 2012-2014 ...................................................................

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Red Eagle Assay Procedures 2018 ...................................................................

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Antediluvial Sampling 2019................................................................................

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Data Verification ............................................................................................................

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Doublewood Data Verification 2012 ...................................................................

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Environmental Studies, Permitting & Social or Community Impact ................................

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NON-MATERIAL PROPERTIES...............................................................................................

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Colombia - Antares Project............................................................................................

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Colombia - Argelia Project ............................................................................................

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Colombia - Mallama Project..........................................................................................

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Colombia - Oribella Project ...........................................................................................

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Alaska - Renshaw Royalty ...............................................

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DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS .........................................................................................

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE.............................................................................

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MARKET FOR SECURITIES....................................................................................................

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Trading Price and Volume .............................................................................................

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PRIOR SALES..........................................................................................................................

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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS .................................................................................................

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Name, Occupation and Security Holdings .....................................................................

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Cease Trade Orders, Bankruptcies, Penalties or Sanctions ..........................................

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Conflicts of Interest........................................................................................................

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND REGULATORY ACTIONS .......................................................

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INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS...................

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TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR...................................................................................

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INTERESTS OF EXPERTS ......................................................................................................

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AUDIT COMMITTEE INFORMATION.......................................................................................

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Audit Committee Information .........................................................................................

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Composition of the Audit and Finance Committee .........................................................

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Relevant Education and Experience..............................................................................

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Audit Committee Oversight............................................................................................

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Reliance on Certain Exemptions....................................................................................

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Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures ..........................................................................

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External Auditor Service Fees (By Category).................................................................

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MATERIAL CONTRACTS ........................................................................................................

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION..................................................................................................

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Schedule "A" - Audit and Finance Committee Information

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GLOSSARY OF GENERAL TERMS

In this AIF, unless otherwise defined in the body of this AIF, the following capitalized words and terms have the following meanings:

Affiliate:

A company is an "Affiliate" of another company if:

(a)

one of them is the subsidiary of the other; or

(b) each of them is controlled by the same Person;

AIF:

means this Annual Information Form;

ANM:

means the Agencia Nacional de Mineria;

Associate:

means, when used to indicate a relationship with a Person,

(a) a partner, other than a limited partner, of that Person;

(b) a trust or estate in which that Person has a substantial

beneficial interest or for which that Person serves as

trustee or in a similar capacity;

(c) an issuer in respect of which that Person beneficially

owns or controls, directly or indirectly, voting securities

carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to

all outstanding voting securities of the issuer, or

(d) a relative, including the spouse, of that Person or a

relative of that Person's spouse, if the relative has the

same home as that Person;

Board:

means the Board of Directors of the Company;

Common Shares:

means the common shares of the Company;

company:

unless specifically indicated otherwise, means a company,

incorporated association or organization, body corporate,

partnership, trust, association or other entity other than an

individual;

Control Person:

means any person or company that holds or is one of a

combination of persons or companies that holds a sufficient

number of any of the securities of an issuer so as to affect

materially the control of that issuer, or that holds more than 20%

of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer except where

there is evidence showing that the holder of those securities does

not materially affect the control of the issuer;

Exchange:

means TSX Venture Exchange;

Insider:

if used in relation to an issuer, means:

(a) a director or senior officer of the issuer;

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