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Mineral Resource Estimate Update 2012<br />

Allana Potash Corp.<br />

Management’s Discussion and Analysis<br />

For the three months ended October 31, 2012<br />

As previously discussed, Ercosplan completed a revised NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate<br />

update in April, 2012. The exploration drilling on the project area confirmed previous geological<br />

interpretations of the potash horizons and the geology of the deposit. Four potash-bearing horizons are<br />

confirmed in the basin: Sylvinite Member, Upper Carnallitite Member, Lower Carnallitite Member, and<br />

Kainitite Member.<br />

The updated mineral resource estimate includes all four potash bearing beds (sylvinite, upper and lower<br />

carnallite and kainitite) in the project and is comprised of estimated Measured and Indicated Mineral<br />

Resources totaling 1,298 million tonnes with an average grade 19.3% KCl (composite of all four potash<br />

beds) and estimated Inferred Mineral Resources totaling 588 million tonnes with an average grade of<br />

18.6% KCl (composite of all four potash beds). A summary of the resources is presented in Table 5.<br />

Table 5. Summary of estimated Measured, Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources as of April 30, 2012,<br />

completed by Ercosplan.<br />

CATEGORY POTASH MEMBER IN-SITU TONNAGE (MT) KCl (%) CONTAINED KCI (MT)<br />

MEASURED Sylvinite 60.78 30.70 18.66<br />

Upper Carnallitite 49.94 17.49 8.74<br />

Lower Carnallitite 137.67 11.12 15.31<br />

Kainitite 319.43 20.15 64.37<br />

Total 567.82 18.86 107.08<br />

INDICATED Sylvinite 110.58 31.05 34.34<br />

Upper Carnallitite 105.60 16.70 17.62<br />

Lower Carnallitite 131.42 10.58 13.90<br />

Kainitite 382.12 20.36 77.79<br />

Total 729.72 19.69 143.65<br />

TOTAL MEASURED AND INDICATED<br />

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1,297.53 19.32 250.73<br />

INFERRED Sylvinite 46.62 30.25 14.10<br />

Upper Carnallitite 89.67 13.82 12.39<br />

Lower Carnallitite 78.15 8.48 6.63<br />

Kainitite 373.71 20.35 76.05<br />

Total 588.15 18.56 109.17<br />

TOTAL INFERRED<br />

588.15 18.56 109.17<br />

Notes:<br />

1. MT=Million Tonnes, tonnage is for in-situ resource with no discount for recovery as mining method is to be determined.<br />

2. The numbers for tonnage, average KCl per cent are rounded figures.<br />

3. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Due to the uncertainty of measured,<br />

indicated or inferred mineral resources, these mineral resources may never be upgraded to proven and probable mineral reserves.<br />

4. Average densities used in resource calculations are 2.14, 1.81, 1.91, and 2.10 for the Sylvinite, UC, LC and Kainitite members<br />

respectively.<br />

The resource estimate is based on drilling conducted by Allana in 2010-2012 (45 holes) and the 16 historic<br />

drill holes completed by the Ralph M. Parsons Company (“Parsons”) in the 1950’s and 1960’s.<br />

Interpretation of the Allana data and drill core at the project by Ercosplan has refined the potash<br />

stratigraphy originally defined by Parsons. The top of the potash sequence is identified by the Sylvinite<br />

Member, followed by the Upper Carnallitite Member (“UC”), the Bischofitite Member, the Lower<br />

Carnallitite Member (“LC”) and the Kainitite Member.

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