Equinox Exploration Presentation

Corporate Presentation September 2012

www.EquinoxExploration.com TSX.V : EQX

Forward Looking Statements All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this presentation constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and “forward-looking information” under similar Canadian legislation and are based on the reasonable expectations, estimates and projections of the Company as of the date of this presentation. Forward-looking statements and forward-looking information include, without limitation, possible events, trends and opportunities and statements with respect to possible events, trends and opportunities, including with respect to, among other things, the growth of the phosphate market, global market trends, expected industry demands, the Company’s business strategy and investment criteria, the nature of potential business acquisitions, costs and timing of business acquisitions, capital expenditures, successful development of potential acquisitions, currency fluctuations, government regulation and environmental regulation. 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Known and unknown factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. Such factors include, but are not limited to fluctuations in the supply and demand for potash, changes in competitive pressures, including pricing pressures, timing and amount of capital expenditures, changes in capital markets and corresponding effects on the company’s investments, changes in currency and exchange rates, unexpected geological or environmental conditions, changes in and the effects of, government legislation, taxation, controls and regulations and political or economic developments in jurisdictions in which the Company carries on its business or expects to do business, success in retaining or recruiting officers and directors for the future success of the Company’s business, officers and directors allocating their time to other ventures; success in obtaining any required additional financing to make target acquisition or develop an acquired business; employee relations, and risks associated with obtaining any necessary licenses or permits. Many of these uncertainties and contingencies can affect the company’s actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements and forward-looking information made by, or on behalf of, the Company. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements and forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. All of the forward-looking statements and forward-looking information made in this presentation are qualified by these cautionary statements. Although management of the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements or forward-looking information that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. Timelines used in this presentation are for the purpose of aiding management in the planning and implementation of the project, and are not based on a detailed assessment of project requirements. Consequently the timelines are subject to material revision based on when technical reports and/or feasibility studies, if any, are completed. Future phases of the project are contingent upon completion of preceding phases. Nothing in this presentation should be construed as either an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell shares in any jurisdiction. R. Tim Henneberry, P.Geo. (British Columbia) a member of the Equinox Advisory Board, is the Qualified Person who has reviewed and approved the technical content of this presentation

www.EquinoxExploration.com 2 TSX.V : EQX

Equinox is Copper

Equinox is focused on acquiring highly prospective near-term producing copper

projects in secure jurisdictions.

Equinox current focus is

Arizona and Chile, two of the most prospective copper

areas in the world.

Left azurite and malachite at Binghampton Copper Queen

Right chrysocolla at Aura


Equinox Snapshot

Ticker Symbol: TSX.V : EQX

52 Week High/Low: $0.30/ $0.09

Recent Price: $0.15

Common Shares: 44,040,127

Options @ $0.22: 2,900,000

Options @ $0.17: 1,200,000

Warrants

April 2013 @ $0.25: 15,000,000

March 2013 @ $0.20 9,100,668

Fully Diluted: 72,240,795

Cash (30-Jun-2012): $0.4M

Market Cap: $4.7M


Directors and Management Management Victor L. Nielsen – President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Nielsen has over 25 years of leadership and management experience in chemical analysis operations directly related to the mining industry working with companies, such as Freeport McMoRan and Phelps Dodge, in smelter closures and reclamation projects. Mr. Nielsen also owned and managed Sunset Analytical Laboratory, an environmental testing laboratory for volatile organic compounds. Joshua Bleak – Chief Executive Officer and Director Mr. Bleak is a fourth‐generation miner from an Arizona mining family that has developed gold, silver, copper and uranium properties throughout the southwestern United States. He is currently the President and CEO of Passport Potash, a publicly traded Canadian potash exploration company. He was previously President of American Energy Fields, Inc., a U.S. publicly‐traded uranium company. Laara Shaffer – CFO Ms. Shaffer has been involved in public company management and administration for over 25 years. She is a Director and Chief Financial Officer of Passport Potash Inc. Her experience includes regulatory filing and compliance matters for public companies.

Directors Joshua Bleak, Kenneth Bond, Stephen B. Butrenchuk, P.Geol., Roy Fuller, Dr. Richard Hunter Technical R. Tim Henneberry, P.Geo. – Advisory Board Seasoned public company executive and exploration, development and mining geologist with international experience in southwestern United States, South America and Africa. Previously founding Director and CEO of Appleton Exploration Inc and Indigo Exploration Inc. Brian Beck – Senior Geologist Mr. Beck has over 33 years of experience in economic geology, as well as geological and groundwater sciences relating to mining, mine permitting, water resources, waste management, site characterization, property assessments, design and permitting of remediation systems, soil and groundwater remediation.


Arizona VMS Belt

• Arizona Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide (VMS) Belt lies in west central Arizona

– 70 known deposits – 48 known producers – Combined production of 55.3M tons

@ 3.6% Cu, 0.2% Pb, 0.9% Zn – Four deposits over 1M tons – Largest United Verde (Jerome)

• 33.5 M tons @ 4.36% Cu

– Single to multiple VMS lenses characterize deposits

• Binghampton Copper Queen project lies within the VMS Belt


Binghampton Copper Queen

• Binghampton Copper Queen (BCQ) Project is a VMS target with two past producing mines

– Binghampton – Copper Queen – 2,032 hectares

• Combination of patents, lode claims and state permits

– 27 km SE of Prescott – Excellent infrastructure

– EQX earning 100% subject to 3% NSR

by issuing 5,000,000 shares and paying US$1,250,000 over 4 years

• NSR can be purchased in entirety for US$3,000,000

• No work commitments


BCQ Geology • Proterozoic volcanic pile

– Andesites, rhyolites, dacites – Hydrothermally altered units

• Two known VMS zones – Binghampton

• 127,247 tons @ 3.10% Cu

– Copper Queen • 1,413 tons @ 9.95% Cu • Development but no production

• Additional under explored zones – Halfmoon mine

• 535 foot shaft plus numerous cuts and pits • EQX grab samples from 0.01% to 22.49% Cu

– Fraction zone • New EQX trenching • EQX grab samples from 0.32% to 18.35% Cu

– Belgium shaft


BCQ Geology

• Mapping identified several additional alteration zones and silica zones suggesting additional VMS targets


Copper mineralization at Copper Queen

BCQ VMS Lenses

• Binghampton – 3 lenses

• One is 3 * 30 * 200 m • Others no dimensions given

• Copper Queen

– Cominco mapped three lenses on 400 Level

• No dimensions given

• Mineralization

– Chalcopyrite, bornite, minor tetrahedrite and sphalerite


BCQ VMS Lenses II

Copper mineralization at Copper Queen


BCQ VMS UG Grab Assays Sample Location Mineralization ppm Cu % Cu ppb Au

300-1 300 level chalcopyrite, bornite 7.71 218.5 300-2 300 level chalcopyrite, bornite 2.56 5814.8 350-1 350 level chalcopyrite, bornite 8,630 0.86 317.5 400-1 400 level chalcopyrite, bornite 7.02 700.6 400-2 400 level chalcopyrite, bornite 5,865 0.59 326.7 400-3 400 level chalcopyrite, bornite 3.66 325.7 400-4 400 level chalcopyrite, bornite 2,205 0.22 221.9 400-5 400 level chalcopyrite, bornite 4.89 539.1 400-6 400 level chalcopyrite, bornite 2.84 61.4 400-7 400 level chalcopyrite, bornite 8,283 0.83 41.4 400-8 400 level chalcopyrite, bornite 2.90 107.9 400-9 400 level chalcopyrite, bornite 1.72 221.6 400-10 400 level chalcopyrite, bornite 3.48 174.0 400-11 400 level chalcopyrite, bornite 6,166 0.62 517.2 400-12 400 level chalcopyrite, bornite 5,705 0.57 65.6 400-13 400 level chalcopyrite, bornite 4.62 1344.5 400-14 400 level chalcopyrite, bornite 5,360 0.54 1553.5 200-1-151 200 level chalcopyrite, pyrite 3,595 0.36 131.0 200-2-172 200 level chalcopyrite, pyrite 4.42 2741.9 CUQ-1 dump azurite, malachite 8.30 314.3 CUQ-2 outcrop malachiite 2.15 150.9


BCQ Halfmoon Trend

• Halfmoon Trend is third VMS zone on BCQ

• 1.3 km long, 100-200 m wide – 11 shafts, 7 adits, 9 trenches

and 14 prospect pits – Cu mineralization 1 to 5 m wide

with parallel zones within trend


Copper mineralization at Halfmoon Trend

BCQ Halfmoon Trend Assays


Sample Location Mineralization %Cu ppm Cu ppb Au Sample Location Mineralization %Cu ppm Cu ppb Au

HM-1 shaft dump mal, cpy, chal, ten 4.249 163.2 HM-25 prospect cut mal, cpy 2.494 129.3

HM-2 trench dump mal 9358.5 63.0 HM-26 prospect cut mal, chal 4.055 510.1

HM-3 outcrop mal, az, ten 2.406 531.8 HM-27 prospect cut mal 7.407 644.4

HM-4 outcrop mal, az 2.245 1.2 HM-28 shaft dump 274.9 5.3

HM-5 outcrop mal 3134.1 <0.5 HM-29 outcrop mal 4.378 30.5

HM-6 outcrop mal, ten 4122.2 23.5 HM-30 adit dump mal, ten 10.771 175.9

HM-7 Halfmoon dump mal, cpy, bor, chal, ten 4.071 37.6 HM-31 shaft dump mal, ten 15.849 281.5

HM-8 outcrop mal, ten 3240.8 7.4 HM-32 prospect cut mal, ten 6.333 69.3

HM-9 dozer cut mal, az, bor, ten, gal, sph 19.897 283.7 HM-33 prospect cut mal, ten 15.318 325.1

HM-10 adit dump py, sph 172.4 71.9 HM-34 prospect cut mal 766.8 3.3

HM-11 shaft dump 505.7 144.3 HM-35 adit dump mal, ten, chal, cpy 19.185 133.0

HM-12 prospect cut mal, ten, bor, sph 5.379 35.0 HM-36 prospect cut mal 8.876 261.8

HM-13 prospect cut mal, ten, sph 22.485 231.0 HM-37 prospect cut mal 2.266 5.7

HM-14 outcrop mal, ten, sph 3.249 53.7 HM-38 prospect cut mal 8.413 48.4

HM-15 dozer cut mal 13.107 523.8 HM-39 prospect cut mal, ten 2333.1 77.5

HM-16 outcrop mal 5412.9 6.8 HM-40 prospect cut mal, az, ten 4.619 29.8

HM-17 trench mal, cpy 5.950 88.1 HM-41 shaft dump mal, az, bor, ten, chal, cpy 4.878 92.7

HM-18 shaft mal, chal, ten 10.325 267.3 HM-42 prospect cut mal, ten, az 1.554 484.5

HM-19 shaft mal, az, ten 15.014 464.1 HM-43 dozer cut mal, ten, az 9.463 25.3

HM-20 shaft dump mal 8207.1 29.1 HM-44 prospect cut mal 9948.6 20.1

HM-21 shaft dump mal 14.564 456.7 HM-45 prospect cut mal, ten, az, chal, cpy 4.453 358.8

HM-23 adit dump mal 6.085 16.7 HM-46 adit dump 226.7 1.5

HM-24 shaft dump mal, az, bor, ten, chal, cpy 17.088 1793.2 HM-47 adit dump 60.7 1.8

BCQ Fraction Trend Assays


Sample Location Mineralization ppm Cu % Cu ppb Au

G-6-1 trench malachite, azurite 1.72 10.6

G-9 trench malachite, azurite 12.57 646.3



G-2 trench malachite, azurite 3,198 0.32 2.5

G-4-1 trench malachite, azurite 1.04 11.2

G-5A-1 trench malachite, azurite 10.94 64.0

G-6B-1 trench malachite, azurite 1.25 36.8

Surface trenching at BCQ

BCQ HELITEM EM

• BCQ property flown with Fugro HELITEM EM system in mid-July

• Searching for conductors which are indicative of massive sulfide lenses

• Results expected in early September

Fugro HELITEM survey at BCQ


BCQ Program

• Currently underway – Underground channel sampling – Surface trenching – Mapping and prospecting

• Up coming

– HELITEM EM results – Prospecting of anomalies – Drilling of selected anomalies

Henneberry and Beck at Copper Queen


Aura Location

• Copper project in Atacama Region of Chile

– 31 km ESE of Copiapo – 1,140 hectares – Combination of mensuras

and pedimentos – Excellent infrastructure

• EQX earning 100% subject to 2% NSR by issuing 4,000,000 shares and paying US$250,000

– NSR can be purchased in entirety for US$500,000

– Under riding 10% NSR to original property vendor


Aura Geology

• Copper mantos from 0.3 to 4.0 m wide

• Appear to be continuous along strike with parallel mantos noted

• Mineralization largely chrysocolla

• Direct shipping copper oxide mineralization being sent to Enami facility in Copiapo for leaching


Aura Mineralization

Sample Total Cu % Oxide Cu % Width

AU-14-04-12-01 2.24 2.17 select

AU-14-04-12-02 4.40 4.71 select

AU-14-04-12-03 3.03 3.01 0.60m

AU-14-04-12-04 2.04 1.90 0.30m

AU-14-04-12-05 3.06 3.13 1.00m

AU-14-04-12-06 3.11 3.21 0.60m

AU-14-04-12-07 1.57 1.45 1.00m

AU-14-04-12-08 1.45 1.37 1.00m

AU-14-04-12-09 2.38 2.21 1.00m

AU-14-04-12-10 0.88 0.56 1.00m

4 metre copper manto at Aura


North Star

• North Star oxide copper deposit

– 518 hectares – 80 km NW of Tucson

• Historic exploration and drilling identified three targets

– Surface grab sampling from 0.01% to 4.18% Cu.


Copper mineralization at North Star

Catalysts

• BCQ HELITEM EM results (September) • BCQ continuing sampling results • BCQ upcoming drilling campaign • Continued production from Aura

Copper mineralization at

Binghampton


Summary

• EQUINOX EXPLORATION CORP. – Copper producer in Chile – Excellent exploration projects in

Arizona – Binghampton Copper Queen has

tremendous VMS potential and may prove to be a true “Company Builder”

Copper manto at Aura


Contacts

Equinox Exploration Corp. 608 – 1199 West Pender Street

Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2R1 604.687.0300

Equinox Exploration Corp. 3346 West Guadalupe Road Apache Junction, AZ 85120

480.288.6530

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