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EVOLUTION MINING LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2014

Jul 28, 2014

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Quarterly Results June 2014

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Forward looking statements

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  • These materials prepared by Evolution Mining Limited (or “the Company”) include forward looking statements. Often, but not always, forward looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward looking words such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “continue”, and “guidance”, or other similar words and may include, without limitation, statements regarding plans, strategies and objectives of management, anticipated production or construction commencement dates and expected costs or production outputs.

  • Forward looking statements inherently involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance and achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements. Relevant factors may include, but are not limited to, changes in commodity prices, foreign exchange fluctuations and general economic conditions, increased costs and demand for production inputs, the speculative nature of exploration and project development, including the risks of obtaining necessary licenses and permits and diminishing quantities or grades of reserves, political and social risks, changes to the regulatory framework within which the Company operates or may in the future operate, environmental conditions including extreme weather conditions, recruitment and retention of personnel, industrial relations issues and litigation.

  • Forward looking statements are based on the Company and its management’s good faith assumptions relating to the financial, market, regulatory and other relevant environments that will exist and affect the Company’s business and operations in the future. The Company does not give any assurance that the assumptions on which forward looking statements are based will prove to be correct, or that the Company’s business or operations will not be affected in any material manner by these or other factors not foreseen or foreseeable by the Company or management or beyond the Company’s control.

  • Although the Company attempts and has attempted to identify factors that would cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those disclosed in forward looking statements, there may be other factors that could cause actual results, performance, achievements or events not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended, and many events are beyond the reasonable control of the Company. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward looking statements. Forward looking statements in these materials speak only at the date of issue. Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law or any relevant stock exchange listing rules, in providing this information the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any of the forward looking statements or to advise of any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

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June 2014 quarter highlights

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Production

  • Evolution’s best quarterly result for FY2014 of 111,899oz gold equivalent[1] delivered at an average cash cost of A$747/oz (US$697/oz[2] ) and AISC[3] of A$1,057/oz (US$986/oz[2] )

Corporate

  • Strong cash position with a cash plus unsold dore of A$41.3M (Mar 2014 qtr: $44.8M) post a A$15M debt repayment during the quarter

  • Corporate debt under Company’s revolving credit facility reduced to A$126.8M

  • Gold hedge book at end of June 2014 qtr was 164,319oz at average A$1,597/oz

Discovery

  • Farm-in and joint venture arrangement entered into with Emmerson Resources over the highly prospective Tennant Creek gold-copper project

 Discovery of Imperial Lode at Cracow

  1. Gold equivalent is defined as gold plus payable silver from the A39 deposit at Mt Carlton

  2. Using an average AUD:USD exchange rate for the June 2014 quarter of 0.933

  3. All-in Sustaining Cost includes C1 cash cost, plus royalty expense, plus sustaining capital expense, plus general corporate and administration expenses.

  4. All-in Cost includes AISC plus growth (major project) capital plus discovery expenditure

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FY2014 highlights

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  • Record annual production of 427,703 ounces gold equivalent¹ – a 9% increase compared to FY2013 and in-line with original and unchanged guidance of 400,000 – 450,000 ounces gold equivalent

  • FY2014 average C1 cash cost of A$772 per ounce (US$709/oz[2] ), at the lower end of guidance of A$770 – 820/oz

  • FY2014 AISC³ of A$1,070/oz (US$983/oz[2] ), below guidance of A$1,080 – A$1,130/oz

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  • FY2014 AIC[4] of A$1,289/oz (US$1,185/oz ), a A$231/oz reduction on FY2013 AIC of A$1,520/oz

  • FY2014 capital spend of A$152M, below the lower end of guidance of A$160M – A$185M

  • Exploration work in FY2014 focused on building 3D geological models and integrating geologic time to create 4D models. Proof of concept drilling completed successfully. Prioritised target drilling underway

  • Gold equivalent is defined as gold plus payable silver from the A39 deposit at Mt Carlton 2. Using an average AUD:USD exchange rate for FY2014 of 0.919

  • All-in Sustaining Cost includes C1 cash cost, plus royalty expense, plus sustaining capital expense, plus general corporate and administration expenses. 4. All-in Cost includes AISC plus growth (major project) capital plus discovery expenditure

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Reliability and consistency

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 Eleven consecutive quarters of consistent, reliable operating performance

 A portfolio of five assets delivering operational stability and predictability

Gold Production FY2011 – FY2014

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427,703 oz
392,886 oz
346,979 oz
302,842 oz
FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014
Group Gold Equivalent Production
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  • Assumes pro forma ownership of current assets over FY11 and FY12

We say, We do, We deliver

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FY14 guidance achieved

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koz Au Eq A$/oz A$/oz A$M
860
480 1,180 210
840 200
460
1,150
190
820
440
180
800 1,120
420 170
780
1,090
160
400
760
150
1,060
380
740
140
360 720 1,030 130
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Production

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C1 Cash Cost
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AISC

Capex

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Actual

Guidance

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All-in sustaining costs

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Group AISC (A$/oz)

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A$18/oz
A$4/oz
A$76/oz
A$1,178/oz
A$20/oz
A$1,070/oz
AISC FY2013 C1 Cash cost Royalty Sustaining Capex Admin Expenses AISC FY2014
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Note: In FY13 AISC was reported as A$1,228/oz (included Discovery costs). In FY14, AISC definition excludes Discovery costs to align with the World Gold Council’s recommendation. For comparison, A$50/oz Discovery costs subtracted from FY13 AISC. Discovery costs are included in AIC.

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FY2015 Guidance

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FY15 production guidance

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  • Similar production levels to FY2014

 Lower production from Mt Carlton as a result of grade

  • Higher production from Pajingo and Edna May

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  • Globally competitive costs : C1 cash costs A$750 – A$820/oz (US$695 – US$760/oz ) AISC A$1,050 – A$1,130/oz (US$970 – US$1,045/oz¹)

  • Investment in major projects and discovery add costs equivalent to A$260/oz

Guidance FY2015 Gold Equiv. Production C1 Cash Costs All-in Sustaining Cost
(oz) (A$/oz) (A$/oz)
Cracow 90,000 – 95,000 660 – 730 1,000 – 1,080
Pajingo 65,000 – 72,500 700 – 770 1,050 – 1,120
Mt Rawdon 100,000 – 110,000 660 – 730 880 – 950
Edna May 80,000 – 90,000 980 – 1,060 1,120 – 1,200
Mt Carlton 65,000 – 72,500 760 – 840 1,020 – 1,100
Corporate - - 50
Group 400,000 – 440,000 750 – 820 1,050 – 1,130
  1. Using an AUD:USD exchange rate of 0.925

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FY2015 capex guidance

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  • Sustaining capital guidance of A$55M – A$75M

  • Major capital guidance of A$80M – A$100M

  • Bulk of major capital expenditure associated with open pit cut backs at Mt Rawdon (10Mt of waste) and Edna May (6Mt of waste)

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FY2015 Capex Breakdown
A$M
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Cracow Pajingo Mt Rawdon Edna May Mt Carlton
Sustaining Capital (A$M) Major Projects (A$M)
Plotted at mid-point of guidance ranges provided in June Quarterly report
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Operations

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Improved safety performance

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Group Safety Performance

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25.0 30
20.0 25
15.0 20
10.0 15
5.0 10
0.0 5
TRI TRIFR
TRIFR
Number of TRI's
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  • Sustained improvement through FY2014 and the lowest level since Evolution’s formation

  • A Group-wide program aimed at reducing vehicle incidents, was completed by over 900 employees during FY2014

  • Group total recordable injury frequency rate reduced to 11.7

  • Group lost time injury rate is 1.7

TRI: Total recordable injury. Includes the number of fatalities, lost time injuries/diseases, medical treatment injuries and disabling injuries TRIFR: Total recordable injury frequency rate. The frequency of total recordable injuries per million hours worked

Injury rates at their lowest levels since Evolution’s formation

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FY14 production and sales

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Units Sep Quarter
FY14
Dec Quarter
FY14
Mar Quarter
FY14
Jun Quarter
FY14
FY14
Gold produced1 oz 107,195 107,201 101,408 111,899 427,703
By-product Silver produced oz 234,259 60,388 191,827 68,729 555,203
C1 Cash Cost2 A$/oz 769 764 811 747 772
C3 Total Cost3 A$/oz 1,146 1,199 1,176 1,160 1,170
Gold sold oz 97,211 96,246 92,669 97,058 383,184
Achieved gold price A$/oz 1,475 1,412 1,461 1,422 1,442
Silver sold oz 670,530 1,016,321 696,681 932,540 3,316,072
Achieved silver price A$/oz 22 23 23 20 22
All-In Sustaining Cost4 A$/oz 1,091 1,053 1,079 1,057 1,070
  1. Mt Carlton production recorded as payable gold production. Silver production from the A39 silver deposit at Mt Carlton is recorded as gold equivalent using a gold to silver ratio of 1:65.2 for the September quarter 2013, 1:61.9 for the December quarter 2013, 1:62.5 for the March quarter 2014 and 1:65.6 for the June quarter 2014

  2. Before royalties and after by-product credits

  3. Includes C1 cash costs, depreciation, amortisation, royalty and other expenses

  4. Includes C1 cash cost, plus royalty expense, plus sustaining capital, plus general corporate and administration expense

Consistency, Reliability, Efficiency

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Real achievement in reducing costs

Total Spend - FY14 vs FY13

Total Spend (A$M) Total Spend (A$M) Total Spend (A$M)
FY13
Actual
FY14
Actual
%
**Change **
Cracow 145.8 108.7 -25
Moved to owner miner 1 July 2013
Pajingo 140.8 82.5 -41
Campaign milling, no open pit mining
Edna May 130.6 103.9 -20
Reprioritisation of capital expenditure
Mt Rawdon 143.0 137.1 -4
New drill and blast system
Mt Carlton¹ - 108.7 -
Commercial production from 1 July 2013
Corporate 25.5 19.4 -24
Discovery 26.3 16.8 -36
Focus on 4D studies in FY2014

AISC reduced by 9% AISC reduced by 9%

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Cracow

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  • Consistent gold production of 23,376oz in June quarter (Mar qtr: 24,321oz)

  • FY2014 gold production of 95,064oz at cash cost A$726/oz and AISC A$1,057/oz

  • FY2014 cost saving of A$18M (or A$190/oz) as a result of moving to owner miner on 1 July 2013

  • Discovery of Imperial Lode between Empire South Lode and Coronation Lode

  • Current mine life of at least five years based on LOM plans

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80,000 A$821 900
A$761
A$712
60,000 A$616
600
40,000
23,352oz 24,016oz [24,321oz ] 23,376oz 300
20,000
0 0
Sep Qtr Dec Qtr Mar Qtr Jun Qtr
2013 2013 2014 2014
Production gold oz C1 Cash Cost
Cost A$/oz
Production (oz)
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Cracow – new Empire vent raise headworks
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Pajingo

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  • June quarter production of 16,495oz of gold (Mar qtr: 15,068oz)

  • FY2014 gold production of 60,766oz at cash cost A$894/oz and AISC A$1,274/oz

  • Restructure of operation reduced total site costs by 41% in FY2014

  • High quality exploration targets identified through 3D seismic studies to be drilled in FY2015

  • Current mine life of at least five years based on LOM plans

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60,000 1,200
A$998 A$1,004
A$814
A$780
40,000 800
20,000 16,858oz 400
12,346oz [15,068oz ] [16,495oz ]
0 0
Sep Qtr Dec Qtr Mar Qtr Jun Qtr
2013 2013 2014 2014
Production gold oz C1 Cash Cost
Cost A$/oz
Production (oz)
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Pajingo: jumbo drive development
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Edna May

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  • June quarter gold production of 22,035oz (Mar qtr: 17,879oz)

  • FY2014 gold production of 80,165oz at cash cost A$1,017/oz and AISC A$1,205/oz

  • Plant throughput capacity and reliability improved following installation of variable speed SAG mill in March 2014

  • Strong turnaround in operating performance achieved in H2FY2014 with improvements expected to be built on in FY2015

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Edna May open pit Stage 1: June 2014
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60,000 1,600
A$1,263
45,000 1,200
A$978 A$945
A$915
30,000 800
22,035oz
19,869oz [20,382oz ]
17,879oz
15,000 400
0 0
Sep Qtr Dec Qtr Mar Qtr Jun Qtr
2013 2013 2014 2014
Production gold oz C1 Cash Cost
Cost A$/oz
Production (oz)
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Mt Rawdon

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 Robust June quarter gold production of 29,800oz (Mar qtr. 18,033oz)

 FY2014 production of 103,755oz at cash cost A$670/oz and AISC A$854/oz

  • Annual cost saving of ~$A5M through implementation of smarter drill and blast program

  • Further cost savings expected in FY2015 post transition to owner-miner on 1 July 2014

  • Milestone 40[th] tonne of gold poured at Mt Rawdon since production commenced 2001

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Mt Rawdon: efficient changeover to owner-
miner 1 July 2014
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100,000 A$1,139 1,200
75,000 900
A$663
50,000 A$520 A$533 600
28,213oz 27,710oz 29,800oz
25,000 18,033oz 300
0 0
Sep Qtr Dec Qtr Mar Qtr Jun Qtr
2013 2013 2014 2014
Production gold oz C1 Cash Cost
Cost A$/oz
Production (oz)
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Mt Carlton

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  • June quarter gold equivalent production of 20,193oz (Mar qtr. 26,109oz)

  • Outstanding FY2014 production of 87,952oz Au eq. at cash cost A$634/oz and AISC A$844/oz – well in excess of production guidance of 65,000 – 75,000oz at C1 A$700 – A$750/oz

  • Mill throughput planned to increase from 800,000tpa to 900,000tpa in FY2015

  • FY2015 drilling focused on high-sulphidation epithermal and porphyry targets around V2 pit and further east at Castle prospect

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Mt Carlton A39 open pit mining now complete
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A$795
80,000 A$737 800
A$578
60,000 600
A$454
40,000 400
20,000 18,904oz [22,747oz 26,109oz ] 20,193oz 200
V2 A39 V2 A39
0 0
Sep Qtr Dec Qtr Mar Qtr Jun Qtr
2013 2013 2014 2014
Production gold equiv. oz C1 Cash Cost
Cost A$/oz
Production Au eq (oz)
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Exploration

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Exploration Highlights

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  • Exploration expenditure of A$6.0M for the quarter and A$16.8M in FY14 – 28,623m drilled

  • Farm-in and joint venture arrangement entered into with Emmerson Resources Ltd over the Tennant Creek gold-copper project

  • Completion of 3D seismic surveys - Cracow and Pajingo

  • Encouraging drill results from Cracow and Pajingo - framework and proof of concept

  • Interrogation of 4D models

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Drill core intersecting Imperial lode at Cracow (CBK353W1)

  • Discovery of Imperial Lode at Cracow

  • Refining exploration targeting to bring forward discoveries

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Cracow Exploration

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  • 3D Seismic survey completed: firstpass processing very promising

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  • Seismic calibration drilling identified new epithermal structure

  • Anomalous gold, silver and tellurium results

  • Quartz-adularia veining identified

  • 3D paleo-stress model completed

  • Areas of fault dilation – mineralisation potential

  • New lode identified between Empire and Coronation – named Imperial

Depth slice of 3D seismic survey at 484m below surface. Grey lines represent faults, some of which correspond to the location of known faults and epithermal orebodies.

  • 400m zone between Coronation and Empire

  • Limited drilling

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Pajingo Exploration

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2D seismic line proof of concept drilling - awaiting results

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3D seismic survey completed – processing and interpretation underway

Exploration review and targeting underway

Post-mineral normal faults Syn-mineral inversion Stratigraphic markers in volcanic ~~sequence~~

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Location of Vera Nancy fault
3km
depth
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Mt Carlton Exploration

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Capsize IP chargeability, alteration zone

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Castle IP chargeability, alteration zone

  • High sulphidation deposits targeted - favourable structural setting, alteration and stratigraphic unit - drilling at Castle prospect underway

  • IP program extends the Capsize chargeability feature over 4.7km with the anomaly intensifying to the east - drilling planned to test new IP target

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Financials

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Financials

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  • FY2014 revenue from operations of A$634M

  • Sales of 424,116 gold equivalent ounces at an average price A$1,442/oz

  • Strong cash flow from operating activities of A$93M

FY2014 Cash Flow

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A$M
250
245.0 152.0
200
150
100 13.2
16.8
19.4
50 12.4
13.4
31.5
13.7
0
30 June 2013 Mine Operating Capital Working Exploration Corporate G&A Financing cash Dividend 30 June 2014
Cash Balance Cash Flow Expenditure Capital costs flow Cash Balance
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Capital Discipline

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  • Total capital expenditure in FY14 of A$152M

  • well below the lower end of guidance of A$160M to A$185M

  • reflects strong discipline from sites to prioritise, reduce and reschedule projects

  • Gold hedge book stands at 164,319oz at average A$1,597/oz

  • Cash in bank plus unsold dore at 30 June 2014 of A$41.3M (30 June 2013: A$19.3M)

  • Corporate debt is at A$126.8M with available credit of A$73.2M at 30 June 2014

  • Dividends of A$13.2M were paid to shareholders during FY2014

    • Delivering steady, low-cost production and strong cash flow

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Summary

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  • Best quarterly performance of FY2014

  • Record annual production - in line with production and cost guidance

  • AISC and AIC substantially reduced

  • 80,000m of exploration drilling planned in FY15 focusing on drill targets identified through 4D studies

  • Strong financial position

  • Shareholder returns – gold-linked, royalty style dividend policy

  • FY2015 guidance:

Production 400,000 – 440,000oz AuEq

C1 cash costs A$750 – A$820/oz

AISC A$1,050 - A$1,130/oz

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 ** **Appendix - Production Summary ** **Appendix - Production Summary ** **Appendix - Production Summary ** **Appendix - Production Summary ** **Appendix - Production Summary ** **Appendix - Production Summary ** **Appendix - Production Summary **
June 2014 Quarter Units Cracow Pajingo Edna May Mt Rawdon Mt Carlton Total / Average
UG lateral development - capital m 597 602 - - - 1,199
UG lateral development - operating m 1,149 663 - - - 1,812
Total UG lateral development m 1,746 1,265 - - - 3,011
UG ore mined kt 130 87 - - - 218
UG grade mined g/t 5.63 6.15 - - - 5.84
OP capital waste kt - - 37 909 355 1,301
OP operating waste kt - - 305 1,108 202 1,615
OP ore mined kt - - 526 1,396 340 2,262
OP grade mined g/t - - 1.13 0.97 3.68 1.41
Total ore mined kt 130 87 526 1,396 340 2,480
Total tonnes processed kt 130 88 660 871 195 1,944
Grade processed1 g/t 6.03 6.12 1.10 1.16 5.09 2.08
Recovery % 93 96 94 92 82 92
Gold produced1 oz 23,376 16,495 22,035 29,800 20,193 111,899
Silver produced oz 16,341 14,312 7,850 30,225 1,325,325 1,394,053
Copper produced t - - - - 321 321
Gold sold oz 22,847 15,833 21,482 28,529 8,367 97,058
Achieved gold price A$/oz 1,381 1,380 1,551 1,382 1,425 1,422
Silver sold oz 16,341 14,312 7,850 30,225 863,811 932,540
Achieved silver price A$/oz 21 21 21 21 20 20
Copper sold t - - - - 320 320
Achieved copper price A$/t - - - - 7,014 7,014
Cost Summary

Mining
A$/oz 496 474 354 441 270 409
Processing A$/oz 229 212 523 322 320 325
Administration and sellingcosts A$/oz 95 107 102 34 328 124
Stockpile adjustments A$/oz 16 5 (27) (243) (65) (78)
By-product credits A$/oz (15) (18) (8) (21) (116) (34)
C1 Cash Cost A$/oz 821 780 945 533 737 747
Royalties A$/oz 76 70 60 67 118 77
Other2 A$/oz 4 0 (8) 25 (13) 3
Depreciation & Amortisation A$/oz 305 280 208 438 383 331
C3 Total Cost A$/oz 1,206 1,130 1,204 1,063 1,224 1,160
  1. Gold equivalent is defined as gold plus payable silver from the A39 deposit at Mt Carlton. A39 silver production is converted to gold equivalent using a gold to silver ratio of 1:65.6 based on the average gold and silver prices during the June 2014 quarter

  2. Price related inventory adjustment for stockpiles held at net realisable value

Competent Person Statement

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The information in this statement that relates to the exploration results 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 Evolution Mining Limited 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 types of deposits under consideration and to the activity which he has undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the JORC Code 2012. Each person named in the table below consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which it appears.

Activity Competent Person Institute
Cracow exploration results Shane Pike Australasian Institute of Miningand Metallurgy
Pajingo exploration results Andrew Engelbrecht Australasian Institute of Miningand Metallurgy
Mt Carlton exploration results David Hewitt Australian Institute of Geoscientists