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DEEP YELLOW LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2024

Feb 4, 2024

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NEWS RELEASE

5 February 2024

ORE RESERVE UPGRADE DRILLING TO COMMENCE AT TUMAS 3

HIGHLIGHTS

  • RC and diamond drilling to commence late February to establish 7 years of proven reserves within the Tumas 3 deposit for mine scheduling taken from the 67.3Mlb of probable reserves currently defined for the Tumas Project.

  • Program involves 13,000m of RC drilling and 350m of diamond core drilling.

  • o This work will also support the debt financing effort.

Leading uranium developer Deep Yellow Limited (ASX: DYL) ( Deep Yellow or Company ) is pleased to announce an ore reserve upgrade drilling program is scheduled to commence at the Tumas 3 deposit on 21 February 2024. Tumas 3 is located in EPL3496 in Namibia and the deposit is held by Deep Yellow through its wholly owned subsidiary Reptile Uranium Namibia (Pty) Ltd ( RUN ) (refer Figures 1 and 2).

The program will comprise RC and diamond core drilling and has been developed with the primary objective of increasing drill spacing across targeted areas of Tumas 3 to 50 m x 50 m, to enable the Company to convert some of the 67.3Mlb of probable reserves to a proven status under the JORC mineral resource code.

Diamond drilling will aim at obtaining sufficient quality samples for density determinations required for the reserve re-estimation. The Ore Reserve status upgrade is required to enable the definition of sufficient Proven Mineral Reserves for the first 7 years of operation and to allow detailed mine scheduling to commence. This package will be used to support the debt financing of the Project. RC drilling will comprise of 650 holes for 13,000m, covering the pit locations which are planned to be mined in the first 7 years of operations, as defined in the Tumas Definitive Feasibility Study ( DFS ). Ten diamond holes will also be drilled for a total of 350m. Figure 3 shows planned drill hole locations.

Tumas 3 is the largest uranium deposit along the Tumas palaeodrainage. Together with Tumas 1, 1 East, Tumas 2 and Tubas deposits, the palaeodrainage contains 25.1Mlb U3O8 Inferred and 108.5Mlb U3O8 Indicated Resources, of which 67.3Mlb U3O8 are contained in a Probable Ore Reserve (refer Appendix 1).

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Level 1, 502 Hay Street, Subiaco, WA 6008 Australia PO Box 1770, Subiaco, WA 6904 Australia ABN: 97 006 391 948 +61 8 9286 6999 [email protected]

www.deepyellow.com.au DYL: ASX & NSX (Namibia) DYLLF: OTCQX

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Figure 1: Namibian Project Location Map.

The program is expected to take up to 15 weeks to complete, with assay results expected by April. The Company plans releasing an updated Ore Reserve status for Tumas 3 during July 2024.

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Figure 2: Tumas Project Location.

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Figure 3: Tumas 3 Deposit showing Planned RC Infill Drilling Hole Locations.

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JOHN BORSHOFF

Managing Director/CEO Deep Yellow Limited

This ASX announcement was authorised for release by Mr John Borshoff, Managing Director/CEO, for and on behalf of the Board of Deep Yellow Limited.

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Contact

Investors Media John Borshoff, Managing Director/CEO Cameron Gilenko +61 8 9286 6999 +61 466 984 953 [email protected] [email protected]

About Deep Yellow Limited

Deep Yellow Limited is successfully progressing a dual-pillar growth strategy to establish a globally diversified, Tier-1 uranium company to produce 10+Mlb p.a.

The Company’s portfolio contains the largest uranium resource base of any ASX-listed company and its projects provide geographic and development diversity. Deep Yellow is the only ASX company with two advanced projects – flagship Tumas, Namibia (FID expected in Q3/CY24) and MRP, Western Australia (advancing through revised DFS), both located in Tier-1 uranium jurisdictions.

Deep Yellow is well-positioned for further growth through development of its highly prospective exploration portfolio – Alligator River Project, Northern Territory and Omahola, Namibia with ongoing M&A focused on high-quality assets should opportunities arise that best fit the Company’s strategy.

Led by a best-in-class team, who are proven uranium mine builders and operators, the Company is advancing its growth strategy at a time when the need for nuclear energy is becoming the only viable option in the mid-to-long term to provide baseload power supply and achieve zero emission targets. Importantly, Deep Yellow is on track to becoming a reliable and long-term uranium producer, able to provide production optionality, security of supply and geographic diversity.

About Namibia

Namibia is a stable democracy located in southwest Africa. It has a long and continuous history of mining and exporting uranium concentrate since the mid-1970s and a broader, established mining and industrial base. The country has well-established and reliable utilities and infrastructure to support this existing, and expected future, mining and industrial base.

Competent Person’s Statements

The information in this announcement as it relates to Mineral Resource estimates of the Namibian projects was compiled by Martin Hirsch, a Competent Person who is a Professional Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (UK) and the South African Council for Natural Science Professionals. Mr Hirsch, who is currently the Manager, Resources & Pre-Development for RMR, has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking, to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr Hirsch consents to the inclusion in this announcement of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it appears. M Hirsch holds shares in the Company.

Where this announcement contains previously disclosed estimates of Mineral Resources, Ore Reserves, Production Targets and Exploration Results for the Company. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in previous announcements and in particular the announcement released to the market on 2 February 2023 entitled ‘Strong Results from Tumas Definitive Feasibility Study’ as well as the 29 November 2023 entitled ’Resource Drilling Grows Tumas Towards Plus 30 Year LOM’. All material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates continue to apply and have not materially changed.

The JORC 2004 classified Mineral Resources have not been updated to comply with the JORC Code 2012 on the basis that the information has not materially changed since it was last reported, however, these are currently being reviewed to bring all resources up to JORC 2012 standard.

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APPENDIX 1 JORC MINERAL RESOURCES - NAMIBIA



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U3O8 **Resource Categories (Mlb U3O8) ** **Resource Categories (Mlb U3O8) ** **Resource Categories (Mlb U3O8) **
Deposit
Category
(ppm U3O8)
(M)
(ppm)
(t)
(Mlb) Measured Indicated Inferred
BASEMENT MINERALISATION
OMAHOLA PROJECT - JORC 20121
INCA Deposit♦ Indicated 100 21.4 260 5,600 12.3 - 12.3 -
INCA Deposit♦ Inferred 100 15.2 290 4,400 9.7 - - 9.7
Ongolo Deposit # Measured 100 47.7 185 8,900 19.7 19.7 - -
Ongolo Deposit # Indicated 100 85.4 170 14,300 31.7 - 31.7 -
Ongolo Deposit # Inferred 100 94.0 175 16,400 36.3 - - 36.3
MS7 Deposit # Measured 100 18.6 220 4,100 9.1 9.1 - -
MS7 Deposit # Indicated 100 7.2 185 1,300 2.9 - 2.9 -
MS7 Deposit # Inferred 100 8.7 190 1,600 3.7 - - 3.7
Omahola Project Sub-Total 298.2 190 56,500 125.4 28.8 46.9 49.7
CALCRETE MINERALISATION TUMAS 3 DEPOSIT - JORC 20122
Tumas 3 Deposits♦ Indicated 100 84.0 325 27,500 60.6 - 60.6 -
Inferred 100 16.5 170 2,795 6.2 - - 6.2
Tumas 3 Deposits Total 100.5 300 30,300 66.8
TUMAS 1, 1E & 2 PROJECT – JORC 20123
Tumas 1 & 2 Deposit♦ Indicated 100 90.4 220 19,850 43.8 - 43.8 -
Tumas 1 & 2 Deposit♦ Inferred 100 21.8 205 4,700 10.3 - - 10.3
Tumas 1, 1E & 2 Deposits Total 112.2 220 24,550 54.1
Sub-Total of Tumas 1, 2 and 3 212.7 260 55,000 120.9 104.4 16.5
TUBAS RED SAND PROJECT - JORC 20124
Tubas Sand Deposit # Indicated 100 10.0 185 1,900 4.1 - 4.1 -
Tubas Sand Deposit # Inferred 100 24.0 165 3,900 8.6 - - 8.6
Tubas Red Sand Project Total 34.0 170 5,800 12.7
TUBAS CALCRETE RESOURCE - JORC 2004 5
Tubas Calcrete Deposit Inferred 100 7.4 375 2,765 6.1 - - 6.1
Tubas Calcrete Total 7.4 375 2,765 6.1
AUSSINANIS PROJECT - JORC 2012- DYL 85%6
Aussinanis Deposit♦ Indicated 100 12.3 170 2,000 4.5 - 4.5 -
Aussinanis Deposit♦ Inferred 100 62.1 170 10,700 23.6 - - 23.6
AUSSINANIS PROJECT TOTAL 74.4 170 12,700 28.1
CALCRETE PROJECTS SUB-TOTAL 328.5 230 76,000 167.8 0.0 113.0 54.8
GRAND TOTAL NAMIBIAN RESOURCES 626.7 210 132,500 293.2 28.8 159.9 104.5

Notes: - Figures have been rounded and totals may reflect small rounding errors.

  • XRF chemical analysis unless annotated otherwise.

  • # Combined XRF Fusion Chemical Assays and eU3O8 values.

  • eU3O8 - equivalent uranium grade as determined by downhole gamma logging.

  • Where eU3O8 values are reported it relates to values attained from radiometrically logging boreholes.

  • Gamma probes were originally calibrated at Pelindaba, South Africa in 2007. Recent calibrations were carried out at the Langer Heinrich Mine calibration facility in July 2018, September 2019, December 2020, January 2022, and February 2023.

  • Sensitivity checks are conducted by periodic re-logging of a test hole to confirm operations.

  • During drilling, probes are checked daily against standard source.

JORC ORE RESERVES - NAMIBIA



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U3O8 U3O8 Reserve Categories(Mlb U3O8) Reserve Categories(Mlb U3O8) Reserve Categories(Mlb U3O8)
Deposit
Category
(ppm U3O8) (M)
(ppm)
(t) (Mlb) Proved Probable
NAMIBIA
TUMAS PROJECT - JORC 20121
Tumas 3 Probable 150 44.9 415 18,600 41.0 41.0
Tumas 1E Probable 150 29.5 265 7,850 17.3 17.3
Tumas 1 and 2 Probable 150 13.9 290 4,090 9.0 9.0
Tumas Project **88.4 ** 345 30,550 67.3 67.3

Notes: Figures may not add due to rounding.

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