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TSX-V: ALR COPPER AND GOLD IN THE AMERICAS March 2012

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TSX-V: ALR

COPPER AND GOLD IN THE AMERICAS

March 2012

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This document contains forward-looking statements under Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the development potential and timetable of the Rosita project; the timing and amount of estimated future development and exploration; costs of future activities; capital and operating expenditures; success of exploration activities; government regulation of mining operations; and environmental risks. Generally, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to risks related to: timing and availability of external financing on acceptable terms; unexpected events and delays during construction, expansion and start-up; variations in ore grade and recovery rates; receipt and revocation of government approvals; actual results of exploration and mining activities; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices of metals; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry. 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, 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. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

The technical and scientific information included herein has been reviewed and approved by Joseph Arengi, M.Sc., P.Geo , President and CEO of the Company, and a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators.

Forward Looking Statements

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Alder Resources

• Experienced team with proven track record

• Extensive Central American experience

• Excellent exploration upside at Rosita, a past producer

• 33 km2 target-rich property with Copper-Gold-Silver Porphyry/Skarn potential

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The Alder Team - Management

• Joseph Arengi , M. Sc., P. Geo. – President and CEO

• 35 years of exploration and operational experience throughout Canada, Nicaragua, South America and Africa. Credited with discovering 4 billion pounds of copper and 60 million ounces of silver in Botswana.

• John Spurney – VP Exploration

• Over 30 years of diversified technical and managerial experience in mineral exploration, primarily in Latin America, the Western U.S. and Asia.

• Ryan Ptolemy – CFO

• Certified General Accountant and CFA charter holder. Mr. Ptolemy is currently also CFO of Rodinia Lithium Inc. and Belo Sun Mining Corp. and was a Toronto investment dealer.

• Josh van Deurzen – Corporate Secretary

• Corporate and securities lawyer, working as a legal consultant to various public and private companies in the resource-based sector.

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The Alder Team - Board of Directors

• Don Dudek, Chairman• For 28 years, Mr. Dudek held various roles with junior and senior exploration and

mining companies. He is currently Senior VP Exploration for Avion Gold Corp..

• Rene Bharti, Director• Mr. Bharti, a Queen’s University Commerce graduate, has held roles in several public

and private companies including those in the resource and other sectors.

• Dan Bruno, Director• A Chartered Financial Analyst and MBA graduate, Mr. Bruno has over 15 years of

investment experience.

• Honourable Pierre Pettigrew, P.C., Director• Mr. Pettigrew is Executive Advisor, Deloitte & Touche LLP and is an advisor and board

member of several publically traded companies.

• Will Randall, Director• A professional Geologist whose experience includes management roles in both

mineral exploration and production.

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Share Structure and Trading TSX-V: ALR

ALR Share Structure:

Common Shares: 72,579,085

Share Price (March 1, 2012): $0.23

Warrants: 21,982,685

Average warrant price ($/share):

$0.21

Options: 7,200,000

FULLY DILUTED SHARES: 101,761,770

Insiders/Institutional Holders: 8%

Share Trading Activity:

52 week High/Low ($/share): $0.065/0.54

Market capitalization: $16,596,353

Cash Balance: $3.5 M

Debt: None

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Nicaragua

• Largest and safest country in Central America

• Stable, supportive and democratically elected government

• Attractive tax regime; 3% NSR, 30% Net Profits Tax

• Long mining history with 3 currently producing gold mines:• La Libertad, El Limon Mines (B2Gold)

• Bonanza Mine (Hemco)

• Strong 2012 PDAC presence

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Rosita Project-Location

• 3,356 ha property

• 120 km to thePuerto Cabezas seaport

• 275 km to capital city of Managua

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Rosita Project-History

• Past producer from two open pits – Santa Rita and R-13● 245M lbs Copper (See Note 1)

● 160,000 ounces Gold● 2,610,000 ounces Silver

• Early mining focused on high grade copper with 2% copper initial cut-off

• First gold recovery during last 5 years of production

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Rosita Project - Geology and Prospects

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Rosita Project-Target-Rich

Santa Rita and R-13 Pits:• 0.91%Cu, 1.00 g/t Au and 16.63 g/t Ag/12.0m in

vertical RC1• 2.95%Cu, 0.34 g/t Au, 35.31 g/t Ag/18.3m in ddh

below Santa Rita2

Bambana:

• Cu-Au-Ag Porphyry and Skarn targets

• High-grade Cu-Ag in Alder trenching

1 Alder News release of February 8, 2012; 2 Alder news release of November 3, 2011

Stockpiles:

• 55 RC holes completed at stockpiles with weighted average grades of 0.49% Cu, 0.42 g/t Au and 7.24 g/t Ag over 13.4 metres

• Grades from systematic vertical channel sampling by Alder returned 0.55%Cu, 0.47 g/t Au and 8.73 g/t Ag2

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Santa Rita Stockpiles – Vertical Channel Samples

• Average values of up to 2.27% Cu, 2.37 g/t Au and 24.60 g/t Ag

• Average for 17 traverses are 0.55% total Cu, 0.47 g/t Au and 8.73 g/t Ag

(See Alder News Release of December 14, 2012)

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Santa Rita Stockpiles – RC Drill Holes

• 55 RC holes completed in 6 stockpiles over 320,000 m2

• Average for 55 RC holes is 0.49% Cu, 0.42 g/t Au and 7.24 g/t Ag over 13.4 m

(See Alder News Release of February 8, 2012)

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Santa Rita – Historic Intercepts

(See Note 3)

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Santa Rita – Cross Section

* Non-NI 43-101 compliant; See Note 3

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Santa Rita- Longitudinal Section

(See Note 3)

Open

Open

Open

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Santa Rita- R13 Potential

(See Note 3)

1.1M tonnes @ 1.42% Cu1.2M tonnes @ 0.83% Cu

Open

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Bambana - Cu-Au-Ag Porphyry

(See Note 3)

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Rosita Project - 2012 Exploration Objectives

• Complete 8,000m of core drilling in Q2, Q3 and Q4

• IP Geophysical Survey in Q1 and 2

• Initial Resource for stockpile material Q2

• Preliminary Metallurgical Study of stockpiles in Q2

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Rosita Project - Exploration Timeline

Milestone Qtr 1/12 Qtr 2/12 Qtr 3/12 Qtr 4/12

Trenching – Bambana/R-13        

Preliminary Metallurgical Studies        

Geophysics (IP survey)        

Initial Resource Calculation - Dumps

RC Drilling        

Diamond drilling        

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Summary

• Aggressive exploration program underway on high quality targets

• Initial Results Highly Encouraging

• Highly experienced team with Central America focus

• Significant Porphyry discovery by B2Gold/Calibre 8 km from Rosita

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Notes to Text

• Note 1: See references in Alder Technical Report referred to in News Release of January 9, 2012 and filed on SEDAR.

• Note 2: All of the historical mineral resource estimates and production totals quoted herein are based upon historical data and reports obtained and prepared by previous operators and consultants (Arengi, 2003; Hendrickson, 1995; Rivera, 1977; Rosario, 1974; Sims, 1998) and the quoted mineral resource estimates/mineral inventory were prepared prior to the introduction of National Instrument 43-101. These historic resource estimates/mineral inventory are considered to be relevant to the evaluation of the Rosita D concession. A Qualified Person has not completed the work necessary to independently verify the classification of the historic mineral resource estimates. Alder is not treating the mineral resource estimates as National Instrument 43-101 compliant defined resources verified by a Qualified Person. The historical estimates should not be relied upon.

• Note 3: Alder has not yet verified the historic drill results reported herein and does not intend to use this information for purposes other than planning and prioritizing exploration targets.

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Addendum

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Santa Rita Pit And Stockpiles

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Bambana Porphyry Cu

BB10-001 (88.5m) - 0.60% Cu, 14.1 g/t Ag/2.0m within 0.43%Cu, 6.54 g/t Ag over 42.0m