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EVOLUTION MINING LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2013
Jul 28, 2013
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Quarterly Results June 2013
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Disclaimer
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This presentation has been prepared by Evolution Mining Limited (“Evolution Mining”) and consists of slides for a presentation concerning the company. By reviewing/attending this presentation, you acknowledge and agree the following.
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This presentation includes forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements inherently involve subjective judgement and analysis and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors, many of which are outside the control of, and may be unknown to, Evolution Mining. As such, actual results or performance may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. The types of factors that could cause such variation in actual results or performance include (without limitation) commodity prices, operational problems and general economic conditions. Given these factors, under reliance should not be placed on forwardlooking statements, which speak only as at the date of this presentation. Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law or any relevant stock exchange listing rules, Evolution Mining does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this presentation, including (without limitation) where Evolution Mining’s expectations change in relation to such statements and where there is a change in events, conditions or circumstances providing the basis for any such statement.
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No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to the accuracy, completeness, reliability, fairness or correctness of the information contained in this presentation. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Evolution Mining and its related bodies corporate and affiliates, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives, disclaim any liability or responsibility for loss or damage arising from or in connection with the use of the information contained in this presentation.
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June Quarter Highlights
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Production
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Record quarterly production of 112,559ozeq at a cash cost of A$762/oz
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Mt Rawdon all-time record quarterly production of 35,165oz
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Full year production of 392,920ozeq – well within original guidance of 370 - 410koz
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Full year attributable cash cost of A$790/oz – within original guidance
Corporate
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Cash in bank at 30 June 2013 was A$13.7M
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Credit facility drawn to A$126.8M with available credit of A$73.2M
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Corporate Expected impairment to book value of mine assets and goodwill of A$350M - A$400M Growth
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Mt Carlton achieved commercial production on 1 July 1 2013
A$20M exploration budget for FY14
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June Quarter Production
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| Consolidated Production Summary |
Units |
Jun Quarter 2013 |
Mar Quarter 2013 |
Dec Quarter 2012 |
Sep Quarter 2012 |
FY13 |
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| Gold produced1 | oz eq. | 112,559 | 84,251 | 101,663 | 94,446 | 392,920 |
| By-product silver produced | oz | 81,211 | 62,024 | 84,747 | 79,743 | 307,726 |
| C1 Cash Cost2 | A$/oz | 762 | 918 | 764 | 732 | 790 |
| Total Cost3 | A$/oz | 1,366 | 1,427 | 1,241 | 1,135 | 1,290 |
| Gold sold | oz | 98,403 | 84,357 | 103,258 | 90,960 | 376,978 |
| Achieved gold price | A$/oz | 1,494 | 1,573 | 1,646 | 1,613 | 1,582 |
| Silver sold | oz | 383,851 | 62,024 | 84,747 | 79,743 | 610,366 |
| Achieved silver price | A$/oz | 23 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 26 |
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Gold plus payable silver from the A39 deposit at Mt Carlton. A39 silver converted to gold equivalent using ratio of average gold to silver price during the quarter
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Before royalties and after silver credits (other than silver produced from Mt Carlton A39)
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Includes C1 cash costs, depreciation, amortisation, royalties and other expenses
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FY2014 Guidance
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FY2014 Guidance
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| Guidance FY2014 | Gold Equiv. | Cash Operating | Capital Expenditure |
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| Production (oz) | Costs (A$/oz) | (A$M) | |
| Cracow | 82,500 – 90,000 | 840 – 890 | 30 – 35 |
| Pajingo | 72,500 – 80,000 | 800 – 850 | 30 – 35 |
| Mt Rawdon | 95,000 – 110,000 | 725 – 775 | 60 – 65 |
| Edna May | 85,000 – 95,000 | 800 – 850 | 25 – 30 |
| Mt Carlton | 65,000 – 75,000 | 700 – 750 | 15 – 20 |
| Group | 400,000 – 450,000 | 770 – 820 | 160 – 185 |
A focus on high margin ounces and disciplined capital expenditure
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Operations
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Cracow
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Consistent gold production of 23,663oz at cash operating cost of A$928/oz
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FY13 production of 102,560oz at average cash cost of A$867/oz – above top end of production guidance of 90,000 – 100,000oz
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FY14 guidance: production 82,500 – 90,000oz, cash cost A$840 – A$890/oz and capital expenditure A$30M – A$35M
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50,000 1,200
$955
$928
40,000 $861 1,000
$736
800
30,000 28,574oz
25,750oz 24,572oz 23,663oz 600
20,000
400
10,000
200
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Sep Qtr Dec Qtr Mar Qtr Jun Qtr
2012 2012 2013 2013
Production oz Cash Cost
Cost A$/oz
Production (oz)
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Underground mining at Cracow
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Pajingo
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23,367oz of gold at a cash operating cost of A$830/oz
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187,565t ore treated; 7% increase on March quarter
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FY13 production of 85,918oz at average cash cost of A$807/oz
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FY14 guidance: production 72,500 – 80,000oz, cash cost A$800 – A$850/oz and capital expenditure A$30M – A$35M
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Pajingo Plant Pajingo Plant
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50,000
$966
1,000
$830
40,000 $795
$695 800
30,000
600
24,340oz
22,559oz 23,367oz
20,000
15,651oz 400
10,000 200
0 0
Sep Qtr Dec Qtr Mar Qtr Jun Qtr
2012 2012 2013 2013
Production oz Cash Cost
Cost A$/oz
Production (oz)
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Edna May
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18,671oz of gold produced at cash operating cost of A$1,017/oz
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FY13 production of 86,216oz at average cash cost of A$900/oz; well above production guidance of 75,000 – 80,000oz and an 18% increase on FY12 production of 73,264oz
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FY14 guidance: production 85,000 – 95,000oz, cash cost A$800 – A$850/oz and capital expenditure $A25M – A$30M
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Edna May Open Pit
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50,000 1,200
$1,063
$1,017
40,000
$838
Edna May Crushing Circuit 900
$752
30,000
25,925oz
22,763oz 600
20,000 18,857oz 18,671oz
300
10,000
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Sep Qtr 2012Dec Qtr 2012Mar Qtr 2013 Jun Qtr 2013
Cost A$/oz
Production (oz)
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Production oz Cash Cost
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Mt Rawdon
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Record quarter gold production 35,165oz at a cash cost of A$468/oz
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Higher production due to positive grade reconciliations and access to higher grade ore sources
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FY13 production of 106,089oz at average cash cost of A$613/oz; in line with production and at the lower end of cost guidance of A$600 – A$660/oz
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FY14 guidance: production 95,000 –110,000oz, cash cost A$725 –A$775/oz and capital expenditure A$60M – A$65M
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Mt Rawdon Open Pit
Mt Rawdon Pit June 2012
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70,000 $891 1,000
60,000
800
$658
50,000
$576
35,165oz
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40,000 $468
30,000 27,121oz 25,986oz 400
17,817oz
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10,000
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Sep Qtr Dec Qtr Mar Qtr Jun Qtr
2012 2012 2013 2013
Production oz Cash Cost
Production (oz)
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Mt Carlton
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June quarter production of 936,338oz of silver contained in 7,382t concentrate
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Silver concentrate shipments commenced successfully in May. Gold concentrate shipments to commence in August
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Commercial production declared as of 1 July 2013
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FY14 guidance : production 65,000 – 75,000ozeq, cash cost A$700 – A$750/ozeq and capital expenditure A$15M – A$20M
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V2 Pit
SAG mill infrastructure
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A39 Concentrate Bags
Flotation Tanks
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Exploration
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Exploration Highlights
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Initiation of 4D studies at Cracow, Pajingo and Mt Carlton
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Re-processing improvements to magnetic and IP datasets
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Pajingo and Cracow :
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Vertical seismic profiling and sonic logs successful
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30.5 km of 2D seismic lines planned and initiated at Pajingo (22.5km) and Cracow (8.0km)
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Mt Carlton - drill testing and soil sampling of regional targets
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Mt Rawdon - exploration on prioritised targets on regional tenements
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Edna May - exploration on prioritised targets at Holleton and Westonia
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Pajingo
Lynne Vein
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18 diamond holes
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New sub-vertical vein
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Significant intersections:
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4.5m @ 11.07g/t Au
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2.3m @ 16.5g/t Au
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Regional implications:
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3 parallel vein systems
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1200m vertical extent
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Vertical and stratabound epithermal mineralisation
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Lynne Vein Cross Section
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Pajingo
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Moonlight Long Section
Lynne longitudinal section looking north (mine grid) showing drill hole pierce points and significant assays (down-hole widths).
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Financials
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Financials
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Revenue from operations of A$148.9M from gold sales of 98,403oz at an average price of A$1,494/oz and 81,211oz of by-product silver at A$22.80/oz
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Additional $7M generated from Mt Carlton A39 silver concentrate sales
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Gold hedge book at 30 June 2013 totalled 85,422 oz at $A1,573/oz
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Cash in bank at 30 Jun 2013 of A$13.7M
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Revolving credit facility at 30 Jun 2013 of A$126.8M with available credit A$73.2M
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Total capital expenditure in the quarter was A$80.9M consisting of:
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A$58.8M invested at existing operations
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A$22.1M invested at Mt Carlton
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Expected impairment to book value of mine assets of A$350M - A$400M
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Summary
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Record quarterly performance
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Annual production and cash costs in line with original guidance
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Focused on efficient production
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Exciting exploration potential
FY14 production guidance 400 – 450koz Au eq at C1 cash cost of A$770 – A$820/oz Australia’s leading mid-tier gold producer
We Say, We Do, We Deliver
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Evolution Mining ASX Code: EVN
www.evolutionmining.com.au
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- Appendix Production Summary
| June 2013 Quarter | Units | Cracow | Pajingo | Edna May |
Mt Rawdon |
Mt Carlton1 |
Total / Average |
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| UG lateral development - capital | m | 1,025 | 1,087 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,112 |
| UG development - operating | m | 983 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,338 |
| Total UG lateral development | m | 2,008 | 1,442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,450 |
| UG ore mined | kt | 124 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
| UGgrade mined | g/t | 5.77 | 4.69 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.43 |
| OP capital waste | kt | 0 | 0 | 1,118 | 3,019 | 1,958 | 6,096 |
| OP operatingwaste | kt | 0 | 265 | 547 | 287 | 1,140 | 2,239 |
| OP ore mined | kt | 0 | 120 | 707 | 1,175 | 218 | 2,221 |
| OPgrade mined2 | g/t | 0.00 | 3.20 | 0.94 | 1.18 | 4.21 | 1.51 |
| Total ore mined | kt | 124 | 197 | 707 | 1,175 | 218 | 2,422 |
| Total tonnesprocessed | kt | 142 | 188 | 629 | 878 | 97 | 1,934 |
| Gradeprocessed2 | g/t | 5.58 | 4.07 | 1.01 | 1.35 | 6.24 | 2.06 |
| Gold recovery | % | 93 | 95 | 92 | 92 | 79 | 92 |
| Goldproduced2 | oz | 23,663 | 23,367 | 18,671 | 35,165 | 11,692 | 112,559³ |
| Silverproduced | oz | 20,990 | 23,838 | 7,799 | 28,584 | 0 | 81,211 |
| Gold sold | oz | 22,891 | 22,964 | 19,181 | 33,367 | 0 | 98,403 |
| Achievedgoldprice | A$/oz | 1,486 | 1,496 | 1,491 | 1,501 | 0 | 1,494 |
| Cost Summary | |||||||
| Mining | A$/oz | 551 | 297 | 458 | 179 | 0 | 345 |
| Processing | A$/oz | 196 | 240 | 631 | 291 | 0 | 320 |
| Administration and sellingcosts | A$/oz | 94 | 96 | 154 | 34 | 0 | 85 |
| Deferred waste and stockpile adjustments |
A$/oz | 107 | 221 | (216) | (18) | 0 | 30 |
| By-product credits | A$/oz | (20) | (24) | (9) | (18) | 0 | (18) |
| C1 Cash Cost | A$/oz | 928 | 830 | 1,017 | 468 | 0 | 762 |
| Royalties | A$/oz | 107 | 83 | 65 | 82 | 0 | 85 |
| Other4 | A$/oz | 11 | 74 | 616 | 131 | 0 | 179 |
| Depreciation & Amortisation – Acquisition5 |
A$/oz | 65 | 72 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 50 |
| Depreciation & Amortisation – Operations6 |
A$/oz | 276 | 214 | 298 | 347 | 0 | 290 |
| Total Cost | A$/oz | 1386 | 1273 | 1997 | 1079 | 0 | 1366 |
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Mt Carlton yet to achieve commercial production – operating costs have been capitalised
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Gold plus payable silver from the A39 deposit at Mt Carlton. A39 silver production in the June Quarter is converted to gold equivalent using a gold to silver ratio of 1:61.7 – based on the average gold and silver prices during the quarter
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June quarter production of 112,559oz reported here is a 34oz increase on the production figure released to ASX on 4 July 2013 – as a result of final inventory adjustments completed subsequent to 4 July 2013
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Price related inventory adjustment for stockpiles held at net realisable value
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Depreciation & Amortisation - Acquisition, represents the depreciation and amortisation on the fair value uplift of asset values due to business combinations
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Depreciation & Amortisation - Operations, represents the depreciation and amortisation on book value of asset and, where applicable, the estimated cost of future mine development
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Competent Person Statement
The information in this presentation that relates to exploration results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves listed in the table below is based on work compiled by the person whose name appears in the same row, who is employed on a full-time basis by the employer named in that row and is a member of the institute named in that row. Each person named in the table below has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he or she has undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person. Each person named in the table consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on his or her information in the form and context in which they appear.
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| Cracow Resource Definition and Exploration | Shane Pike | Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy |
| Pajingo Exploration Results | Brentan Grant | Australian Institute of Geoscientists |
| Pajingo Resource Definition Results | Calvin Ferguson | Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy |
| Edna May Resource Definition and Exploration Results |
Greg Rawlinson | Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy |
| Mt Carlton Exploration Results | David Hewitt | Australian Institute of Geoscientists |
| Mt Rawdon Exploration Results | Craig Bosel | Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy |
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