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EVOLUTION MINING LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2022

Apr 20, 2022

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Inspired people creating a premier global gold company

CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE MARCH 2022 QUARTERLY RESULTS

Jake Klein – Executive Chairman Lawrie Conway – Finance Director and CFO Glen Masterman – VP Discovery & BD

21 April 2022

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT

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.

This presentation has been approved for release by Evolution's Board of Directors.

All amounts are expressed in Australian dollars unless stated otherwise.

MARCH QUARTER KEY POINTS

For information on Production Targets and Forecast Financials, refer to the ASX releases entitled "March 2022 Quarterly Report" dated 21 April 2022 and available to view at www.evolutionmining.com.au. The Company confirms that all material assumptions underpinning the Production Target and Forecast Financial information derived from the Production Target in the 21 April 2022 releases continue to apply and have not materially changed.

ERNEST HENRY

Immediate benefits from Ernest Henry acquisition

  • Record cash flows1
  • Operating cash flow of \$184.7M
  • Net cash flow of \$173.8M
  • Increased exposure to copper2
  • Copper production more than tripled to 13,352t
  • Exceptionally low AISC
  • Negative \$2,001/oz
  • Underlying AISC negative \$4,200/oz3
  • Gold equivalent production of 95k oz at AISC of \$1,149/oz3,4

    1. Includes \$48M for gold delivered under the previous economic interest for December quarter 2. Attributable to Evolution
    1. Excluding the gold sales relating to the prior period
    1. Gold equivalent production calculated based on average realised gold and copper prices for Ernest Henry the quarter: Gold \$2,435/oz and Copper: \$14,020/t

Gold production and AISC Copper production

RED LAKE

Improvement across all metrics quarter on quarter

  • Gold production up 67% to 33,056oz
  • Production expected to exceed 40,000oz in June 2022 quarter
  • Development improvements
  • Six consecutive months above 1,200m/month
  • CYD Decline advanced 659m in the quarter
  • Upper Campbell first ore expected in September 2022 quarter
  • Mining improvements
  • Ore mined increased 25% to 243kt
  • Mined grade 17% higher with reduced stope dilution
  • Ore haulage from Cochenour up 47% to 117kt
  • Processing improvements
  • Combined processed tonnes up 36% to 240kt
  • Record average rate of 2,163tpd at Campbell plant in March1
  • Processed grade up 22% to 4.74g/t gold

  1. Permission granted for the daily throughput restriction of 2,000tpd to be lifted for a limited trial in the June 2022 half-year to support the Campbell mill expansion

Positive trend in quarterly metrics 25% 36% 47% >1,200m/month for 6 months

COWAL

  • Resilient performance delivered 53,321oz
  • Significant rainfall early in the quarter
  • Over 25% of workforce tested positive to COVID-19 with additional time lost due to workers isolating as close contacts
  • Underground project on plan and budget
  • Primary mining and diamond drilling contract award imminent
  • No other material contracts (>\$10M) outstanding
  • Project remains within \$380M budget
  • First underground production ore on schedule for June 2023 quarter

MUNGARI

  • Gold production 33,296oz
  • Grade processed increased by 10%
  • Benefit of a larger processing campaign for the East Kundana Joint Venture
  • COVID -19 being well managed post border changes
  • No major impacts to date
  • Slight increase in cases in April
  • Integration of three operations into 'One Mungari'
  • Standardised systems and processes
  • Sharing of workforce and equipment across the multiple mining areas
  • Operational synergies realised with combination of underground maintenance and training teams

MT RAWDON

  • Quarter production impacted by significant rainfall in February and March
  • Managing some instability in north wall
  • Restricted access to higher grade ore in the pit
  • Crusher shutdown (9 days) successfully completed
  • Pumped Hydro Electricity opportunity progressing
  • Feasibility Study due for completion by June 2023
  • Potential to deliver significant renewable energy
  • Aligns with our commitment to continue support to the local community

DISCOVERY HIGHLIGHTS

Cue Joint Venture (EVN earning 75%)

  • Recent diamond drilling identified additional mineralised lodes on the West Island trend
  • Aircore results extended West Island footprint to 2.1km

Mungari

  • Xmas Hangingwall lode open down dip and along strike, implies untested potential in the Strzelecki hangingwall
  • Mary Fault drilling at RHP supports potential for a future resource

Red Lake

▪ Western R Zone drilling confirmed local grade continuity at depth and potential for resource additions up plunge

This information is extracted from the ASX release entitled "March 2022 Quarterly Report" dated 21 April 2022 and available to view at www.evolutionmining.com.au. Evolution confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects information included in that release. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Persons' findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcement. Competent Person for Cue JV exploration results is Alan Hawkins

Schematic section showing significant drill hole intercepts at Cue

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

  • Strong quarter of cash generation
  • Group operating mine cash up 33% to \$269M
  • Group net mine cash flow up 135% to \$125M
  • Group capital guidance unchanged
  • Excellent cost position
  • AISC margin of 60% (up 38% from Dec quarter)
  • Benefits of Ernest Henry full ownership and copper
  • Group guidance of A\$1,135 1,195/oz maintained
  • Focused on managing current cost pressures
  • Continued balance sheet strength
  • Unaudited gearing of 23%
  • Cash balance of \$538M
  • Liquidity of \$898M

SUMMARY

Sector leading AISC below A\$1,000/oz for the quarter

Exceptional contribution from Ernest Henry

Red Lake transformation progressing well

Resilience demonstrated managing extreme rainfall and COVID-19

APPENDIX

MARCH QUARTER PRODUCTION SUMMARY

March 2022 quarter Units Cowal Ernest Henry Red Lake Mungari Mt Rawdon Group
UG lat dev –
capital
m 1,613 490 2,424 1,233 0 5,759
UG lat dev –
operating
m 0 1,167 1,495 1,016 0 3,678
Total UG lateral development m 1,613 1,657 3,919 2,249 0 9,437
UG ore mined kt 2 1,399 243 270 0 1914
UG grade mined g/t 1.80 0.48 4.61 3.46 0.00 1.43
OP capital waste kt 0 0 0 0 787 787
OP operating waste kt 2,979 0 0 1,157 554 4,690
OP ore mined kt 2,594 0 0 307 503 3,404
OP grade mined g/t 0.80 0.00 0.00 1.15 0.59 0.80
Total ore mined kt 2,596 1,399 243 577 503 5,318
Total tonnes processed kt 1,994 1,419 239 462 814 4,928
Grade processed g/t 0.99 0.48 4.74 3.12 0.52 1.15
Recovery % 83.6 80.9 90.5 90.7 83.4 81.6
Gold produced4 oz 53,321 17,833 33,056 33,296 11,281 148,787
Silver produced oz 39,175 62,195 1,650 4,432 18,099 125,552
Copper produced t 0 13,352 0 0 0 13,352
Gold sold oz 52,087 39,049 27,481 32,586 10,811 162,015
Achieved gold price \$/oz 2,446 2,435 2,593 2,477 2,424 2,464
Silver sold oz 39,175 64,945 1,650 4,432 18,099 128,302
Achieved silver price \$/oz 33 26 34 33 33 30
Copper sold t 0 13,439 0 0 0 13,439
Achieved copper price \$/t 0 14,020 0 0 0 13,989
Cost Summary
Mining \$/prod oz 419 2,368 1,273 1,288 757 1,063
Processing \$/prod oz 675 1,373 383 290 934 627
Administration and selling costs \$/prod oz 170 1,361 357 182 244 364
Stockpile adjustments \$/prod oz (127) 21 11 (93) 158 (49)
By-product credits \$/prod oz (24) (10,662) (2) (4) (53) (1,289)
C1 Cash Cost \$/prod oz 1,112 (5,538) 2,022 1,663 2,039 716
C1 Cash Cost \$/sold oz 1,138 (2,529) 2,432 1,699 2,128 658
Royalties \$/sold oz 66 244 0 65 133 102
Gold in Circuit and other adjustments \$/sold oz (46) (72) (419) (17) (50) (110)
Sustaining capital2 \$/sold oz 125 227 357 190 135 204
Reclamation and other adjustments \$/sold oz 8 129 24 38 40 48
Administration costs3 \$/sold oz 88
All-in Sustaining Cost \$/sold oz 1,292 (2,001) 2,394 1,974 2,386 990
Major project capital \$/sold oz 1,202 52 1,286 187 434 684
Discovery \$/sold oz 20 0 151 86 1 58
All-in Cost \$/sold oz 2,514 (1,949) 3,832 2,248 2,821 1,732
Depreciation & Amortisation4 \$/prod oz 458 4,038 342 477 795 896

  1. All metal production is reported as payable. Ernest Henry mining and processing statistics are in 100% terms while costs represent Evolution's cost. Group realised gold and copper prices include finalisation adjustments for Mt Carlton shipments prior to divestment.. 2. Sustaining Capital includes 60% UG mine development capital. Group Sustaining Capital includes \$1.49/oz for Corporate capital expenditure. 3. Includes Share Based Payments. 4. Group Depreciation and Amortisation includes non-cash Fair Value Unwind Amortisation of \$25/oz in relation to Cowal (\$49/oz), Mungari (\$31/oz) and Corporate Depreciation and Amortisation of \$3.15/oz

FY22 YEAR TO DATE PRODUCTION SUMMARY

FY22 YTD Units Cowal Ernest Henry Red Lake Mungari Mt Rawdon Mt Carlton Group
UG lat dev -
capital
m 3,702 1,940 7,265 3,932 0 465 17,303
UG lat dev -
operating
m 0 3,443 3,588 3,596 0 59 10,687
Total UG lateral development m 3,702 5,383 10,854 7,527 0 524 27,990
UG ore mined kt 12 4775 606 811 0 78 6281
UG grade mined g/t 1.12 0.52 4.30 3.42 0.00 4.73 1.31
OP capital waste kt 1,200 0 0 1,655 3,441 0 6,296
OP operating waste kt 9,152 0 0 3,623 1,254 722 14,750
OP ore mined kt 6,796 0 0 751 1,182 144 8,873
OP grade mined g/t 0.75 0.00 0.00 1.12 0.77 2.26 0.81
Total ore mined kt 6,808 4,775 606 1,562 1,182 222 15,154
Total tonnes processed kt 6,397 4,744 590 1,400 2,543 255 15,929
Grade processed g/t 0.97 0.50 4.48 2.69 0.62 2.79 1.08
Recovery % 83.4 85.8 90.3 90.6 86.4 85.9 84.29
Gold produced oz 166,205 62,808 76,656 102,474 43,700 15,710 467,553
Silver produced oz 143,661 101,116 3,459 13,111 63,447 95,188 419,982
Copper produced t 0 22,970 0 0 0 563 23,533
Gold sold oz 164,521 84,319 71,405 101,175 43,327 15,600 480,347
Achieved gold price \$/oz 2,381 2,385 2,516 2,404 2,307 2,464 2,402
Silver sold oz 143,661 103,866 3,459 13,111 63,447 98,805 426,349
Achieved silver price \$/oz 33 29 33 31 33 32 32
Copper sold t 0 22,957 0 0 0 608 23,564
Achieved copper price \$/t 0 13,769 0 0 0 12,638 13,740
Cost Summary
Mining \$/prod oz 421 1,039 1,332 1,194 520 1,113 855
Processing \$/prod oz 613 588 417 371 708 532 531
Administration and selling costs \$/prod oz 161 642 423 145 195 501 280
Stockpile adjustments \$/prod oz (126) 6 (22) (52) 105 16 (49)
By-product credits \$/prod oz (28) (5,081) (1) (4) (48) (692) (721)
C1 Cash Cost \$/prod oz 1,040 (2,806) 2,149 1,654 1,481 1,470 895
C1 Cash Cost \$/sold oz 1,051 (2,090) 2,307 1,676 1,494 1,480 872
Royalties \$/sold oz 66 243 0 64 131 241 98
Gold in Circuit and other adjustment \$/sold oz (26) (33) (154) (11) (23) (78) (44)
Sustaining capital2 \$/sold oz 93 259 517 188 151 172 214
Reclamation and other adjustments \$/sold oz 4 104 25 20 39 8 31
Administration costs3 \$/sold oz 78
All-in Sustaining Cost \$/sold oz 1,188 (1,518) 2,694 1,937 1,792 1,823 1,249
Major project capital \$/sold oz 976 24 1,396 299 486 63 655
Discovery \$/sold oz 12 0 144 94 4 105 66
All-in Cost \$/sold oz 2,176 (1,494) 4,234 2,331 2,282 1,991 1,970
Depreciation & Amortisation4 \$/prod oz 472 2,155 378 485 729 993 732

  1. All metal production is reported as payable. Ernest Henry mining and processing statistics are in 100% terms while costs represent Evolution's cost and not solely the cost of Ernest Henry's operation. 2. Sustaining Capital includes 60% UG mine development capital. Group Sustaining Capital includes A1.46/oz for Corporate capital expenditure. 3. Includes Share Based Payments. 4. Group Depreciation and Amortisation includes non-cash Fair Value Unwind Amortisation of \$24/oz in relation to Cowal (\$49/oz) and Mungari (\$31/oz) and Corporate Depreciation and Amortisation of \$2.80/oz