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EVOLUTION MINING LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2024

Jan 16, 2024

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ASX Announcement

17 January 2024

QUARTERLY REPORT DECEMBER 2023

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Group cash flow building as deleveraging gains momentum

  • Gold production of 161,073 ounces at an All-in Sustaining Cost (AISC)[1] of $1,618 per ounce (US$1,052/oz)[2] in the quarter

  • Group cash flow of $78.8 million (prior to dividends and Northparkes acquisition funding), up $105.2 million on the September quarter. Momentum is expected to build further in 2H FY24

  • Net mine cash flow increased 85% to $131.8 million

  • Strong balance sheet position with $191.0 million in cash and $716.0 million liquidity. The revolving credit facility has been fully repaid and is now undrawn

Northparkes acquisition successfully completed

  • Acquired ownership of 80% interest in Northparkes copper-gold mine

  • In the first two weeks of ownership Northparkes produced 1,193 tonnes of copper and 1,011 ounces of gold and $9.5 million cash flow after the Triple Flag stream commitment

FY24 Group guidance maintained

  • Group FY24 guidance is gold production of 789,000 ounces (+/-5%), copper production of 62,500 tonnes (+/-5%) and AISC of $1,340/oz (+/-5%)

  • All sites other than Red Lake are forecast to meet or exceed the mid-point of their original production guidance. Due to the first half performance at Red Lake and a revision to plans for the second half, guidance at that operation has been changed to 125-135,000 ounces

Operational performance

  • Ernest Henry delivered consistent production and $103.6 million net mine cash flow

  • Cowal’s underground ramp up continued while the paste plant is in final stages of commissioning

  • Red Lake production was impacted by materials handling constraints (now resolved) and a

  • seismic related restriction, which reduced production by ~13,000 ounces of gold

  • High levels of rainfall in December impacted open pit access at Cowal and Mt Rawdon which reduced production by ~10,000 ounces of gold

Management Change

  • Evolution’s Chief Operating Officer, Bob Fulker has decided to leave the Company to pursue other opportunities. Mr Fulker will finish at the end of March. A search to identify an appropriate replacement is underway

Discovery Update

  • An exploration update for Cowal and Ernest Henry and two greenfield earn-in opportunities over projects in Queensland (next to Ernest Henry) and Canada

Consolidated production and cost summary

Units **Sep Qtr FY24 ** Dec Qtr FY24 QoQ Change
(%)
FY24 YTD
Gold produced oz 158,304 161,073 2% 319,377
Copper produced t 13,594 14,041 3% 27,635
All-in Sustaining Cost1 $/oz 1,612 1,618 —% 1,615
All-in Cost $/oz 2,387 2,413 1% 2,400
All-in Cost Margin $/oz 520 676 30% 600

1 AISC includes C1 cash cost, plus royalties, sustaining capital, general corporate and administration expense, calculated per ounce sold. In line with World Gold Council (WGC) guidelines, Cowal and Group C1, AISC, and AIC have been adjusted for pre-commercial production ounces at Cowal underground

2 AUD:USD exchange rate of 0.65 for the December 2023 quarter

Evolution Mining Limited (ASX: EVN) Quarterly Report December 2023

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Mine cash flow ($ millions)

Cash Flow
(A$ Millions)
Operating
mine cash
flow
Sustaining
capital
Mine cash
flow before
major capital
Major capital Mine cash
flow
Non-
operational
costs
Net mine
cash flow
Cowal 138.4 6.0 132.4 32.4 100.0 49.7 50.2
Ernest Henry 117.2 9.8 107.4 17.5 89.9 (13.7) 103.6
Northparkes 18.5 4.4 14.1 2.3 11.8 2.3 9.5
Red Lake 23.7 10.6 13.2 43.1 (30.0) 0.6 (30.5)
Mungari 26.2 14.7 11.5 24.6 (13.1) (13.1)
Mt Rawdon 13.5 1.3 12.2 0.1 12.1 12.1
Dec Qtr FY24 337.5 46.8 290.7 120.1 170.6 38.9 131.8
Sep Qtr FY24 280.4 35.8 244.6 110.7 133.9 62.8 71.1
FY24 618.0 82.7 535.3 230.8 304.5 101.6 202.9

Non-operational costs are comprised of $49.7M of capitalised pre-production costs at Cowal underground prior to the commencement of commercial production, $18.0M in initial insurance recovery at Ernest Henry partly offset by weather event clean-up cost, workforce rationalisation costs of $0.6M at Red Lake, and $2.3M in stream commitments at Northparkes. In accordance with World Gold Council guidelines, AISC has been normalised to account for these costs, excluding Northparkes stream commitments.

Commenting on the December quarter, Evolution’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Lawrie Conway, said:

The December quarter saw a material change in the cash generation of the business with group cash flow of $78.8 million up by $105.2 million, and net mine cash flow up 85% to $131.8 million compared to the September quarter. Momentum is expected to build in the second half of the year which will deliver on our commitment to deleverage the balance sheet .

‘We successfully completed the acquisition of the 80% interest in Northparkes and are working closely with the Northparkes team to ensure a smooth transition. The good progress was evidenced by the operation safely delivering production to plan in the first two weeks of ownership and generating positive cash in the period. We look forward to continuing to deliver long term value for all our stakeholders.

‘I also wish to recognise and thank our Chief Operating Officer, Bob Fulker for his service to Evolution over the last 6 years. Bob has been instrumental in leading our operations and guiding Evolution safely through the Covid pandemic, weather and seismic events as well as multiple acquisition integrations. We wish him and his family all the best for the future,’ Mr Conway said.

SUSTAINABILITY

Evolution’s overall Sustainability performance was delivered on or better than target against most key performance areas. Group TRIF at 31 December was 8.99 (30 September: 8.3). Other sustainability metrics are trending on or to target.

During the quarter, Evolution released its FY23 Sustainability Report and Modern Slavery Statement.

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Evolution Mining Limited Quarterly Report December 2023

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OPERATIONS

Cowal

Cowal Units Mar Qtr
FY23
Jun Qtr
FY23
Sep Qtr
FY24
Dec Qtr
FY24
QoQ
change
(%)
FY24
YTD
Gold produced oz 73,746 73,412 67,861 71,848 6% 139,709
AISC1 $/oz 1,072 1,117 1,315 1,226 (7)% 1,270
Operating mine cash flow $M 94.6 119.7 112.5 138.4 23% 250.9
Sustaining capital $M 6.5 16.6 6.2 6.0 (3)% 12.1
Mine cash flow before major capital $M 88.1 103.1 106.3 132.4 25% 238.7
Major capital $M 78.1 53.8 28.8 32.4 12% 61.2

Cowal delivered higher production at a reduced AISC which enabled stronger cash flow generation in the quarter, with the operation on track to deliver at least 320,000 ounces of gold for the year.

Operating mine cash flow increased by 23% quarter-on-quarter to $138.4 million (Sep qtr: $112.5M) and net mine cash flow after major capital and non-operational costs associated with Cowal underground increased to $50.2 million (Sep qtr: $27.2M).

Cowal produced 71,848oz of gold at an AISC $1,226/oz (Sep qtr: 67,861oz at $1,315/oz), with increased ore tonnes processed of 2,145kt at a grade of 1.22g/t (Sep qtr: 2,098kt at 1.21g/t). The operation delivered improved processing recovery at 85.7% (Sep qtr: 83.4%) supporting higher production.

The open pit mined 2,907kt of ore in the December quarter with a gold grade of 0.90g/t (Sep qtr: 4,224kt at 0.84g/t). Open pit operations experienced delays in December due to adverse weather conditions, reducing production by ~7,000 ounces of gold.

Major capital for the quarter included the underground mine project ($19.9M) and integrated waste landform ($11.5M). Sustaining capital of $6.0 million primarily comprised of resource definition drilling ($3.5M).

The Cowal underground mine continued to ramp up during the quarter with the successful commissioning of the paste plant. The underground produced 9,400oz of gold with an annualised mining rate of ~700kt. In the December quarter, revenue generated from the underground was $28.9 million while commissioning costs were $49.7 million. The paste plant is in the final stages of commissioning.

Cowal Underground Commercial Production

An assessment of commercial production has been undertaken as part of the half-year financial reporting. Key attributes to be considered for commercial production include continuous achievement of ~70% of the targeted mine design capacity of ~2 million tonnes per annum with associated infrastructure installed; underground production comprising ~25% of total Cowal production rate to absorb fixed overheads; and the mine passing the break-even point at long-term metal price assumptions.

The preliminary determination is that the Cowal underground mine will reach commercial production at the end of the March 2024 quarter based on expected production of ~20,000oz of gold and starting the June quarter at an annualised mining rate of >1.4 million tonnes. Revenue, at the YTD achieved rate of $2,994/oz, and commissioning costs for the underground mine in the March quarter are expected to be ~$60 million. The associated revenue and costs were included in the group FY24 guidance and therefore no impact on planned cash is expected.

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Ernest Henry

Ernest Henry Units Mar Qtr
FY23
Jun Qtr
FY23
Sep Qtr
FY24
Dec Qtr
FY24
QoQ
change
(%)
FY24
YTD
Gold produced oz 13,194 9,122 20,399 20,371 —% 40,770
Copper produced t 9,668 7,728 13,594 12,848 (5)% 26,442
AISC1 $/oz (3,781) 2,286 (2,275) (1,470) 35% (1,851)
Operating mine cash flow $M 112.0 27.3 110.6 117.2 6% 227.8
Sustaining capital $M 11.0 25.2 7.4 9.8 33% 17.2
Mine cash flow before major capital $M 101.0 2.1 103.2 107.4 4% 210.6
Major capital $M 13.7 9.8 20.0 17.5 (12)% 37.5

Ernest Henry delivered consistent production and $103.6 million net mine cash flow in the quarter.

Gold production was in line with the September quarter at 20,371oz and copper production was 12,848t (Sep qtr: 13,594t). AISC was higher at $(1,470)/oz (Sep qtr: $(2,275)/oz) due to higher gold sold and lower achieved copper price which reduced the by-product credits and slightly higher operating costs.

Ore mined was 1,599kt, in line with the previous quarter (Sep qtr: 1,644kt). Copper grade was 0.85% (Sep qtr: 0.89%). Gold grade was consistent with the previous quarter at 0.49g/t (Sep qtr: 0.49g/t).

Ore processed was in line with mining at 1,623kt (Sep qtr: 1,677kt). Improvement projects focussing on concentrator recovery have delivered gold recovery of 82.2% (Sep qtr: 80.8%) and copper recovery of 96.1% (Sep qtr: 95.5%).

Major capital for the quarter included underground development ($8.7M), mine extension study ($2.6M) and diamond drilling ($2.3M). In addition the quarter saw the commencement of buttressing works on the tailings storage facility ($1.7M) which will continue through into FY25.

Sustaining capital for the quarter consisted of underground fleet replacement ($5.5M), mine development ($2.2M) and resource definition drilling ($1.8M).

Development recommenced on the access decline and 1125 production level as the last cleanup from the March 2023 weather event was completed. The mine extension feasibility study continues to progress and remains on track for delivery in the FY25 March quarter.

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Northparkes

Northparkes Units Dec Qtr
FY243
Gold produced oz 1,011
Copper produced t 1,193
AISC1 $/sold oz (5,677)
Operating mine cash flow $M 18.5
Sustaining capital $M 4.4
Mine cash flow before major capital $M 14.1
Major capital $M 2.3
Stream commitment obligation $M 2.3
Net mine cash flow4 $M 9.5

On 18 December 2023, Evolution announced the completion of the acquisition of an 80% interest in Northparkes from CMOC. Northparkes is a well-established copper-gold mine located 27 kilometres north-west of Parkes, NSW, with multiple large-scale porphyry copper and gold deposits suitable for bulk cave mining operations.

Northparkes production was in line with plan and was cash flow positive during the period, including proceeds received from a shipment in late December.

Net mine cash flow of $9.5 million achieved for the period, post the Triple Flag Stream commitments.

Evolution remains on track to issue the Northparkes Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve and report a JORC Code 2012 compliant Resource and Reserve estimate in the March Quarter.

FY24 guidance for Northparkes remains unchanged and is provided in the table below.

FY24 Guidance Gold (oz)
(+/-5%)
Copper (t)
(+/-5%)
AISC (A$/oz)
(+/-5%)
Major Project
Capital (A$M)
Major Mine
Development
(A$M)
Major Project
Capital (A$M)
Major Mine
Development
(A$M)
Northparkes 19,000 12,500 150 10 – 15 10 – 15

3 Results for Northparkes are for the period from 16 - 31 December 2023

4 Net mine cash flow excludes the benefit of a lower Group tax expense as explained in the ASX release Successful Completion of Acquisition of 80% of Northparkes, dated 18 December 2023

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Red Lake

Red Lake Units Mar Qtr
FY23
Jun Qtr
FY23
Sep Qtr
FY24
Dec Qtr
FY24
QoQ
Change
(%)
FY24
YTD
Gold produced oz 28,178 31,562 25,197 24,095 (4)% 49,292
AISC1 $/oz 2,538 3,042 2,552 3,343 31% 2,908
Operating mine cash flow $M 19.6 4.0 26.7 23.7 (11)% 50.4
Sustaining capital $M 14.2 19.2 8.0 10.6 32% 18.6
Mine cash flow before major capital $M 5.4 (15.2) 18.7 13.2 (30)% 31.9
Major capital $M 49.2 53.8 44.3 43.1 (3)% 87.4

Red Lake produced 24,095oz of gold in the December quarter (Sep qtr: 25,197oz).

Gold production was impacted by materials handling constraints at Cochenour and Reid haulage shaft, both of which are now resolved including the development of a new permanent raisebore ore pass at Cochenour, which is improving the reliability of ore delivery from Cochenour. Production was also impacted by a seismic related restriction at Balmer mine. These constraints collectively resulted in lower ore mined and gold grade than expected, the latter down 12% quarter-on-quarter.

The focus at Red Lake is for the operation to become a consistent and reliable producer as well as generating positive cash flow. Performance in the second half of FY24 is expected to improve, but following a recent review, Red Lake’s FY24 production guidance has changed to 125,000 to 135,000 ounces of gold.

Underground development increased by 9% quarter-on-quarter to 3,907m (Sep qtr: 3,578m), the third highest quarter for development under Evolution ownership. Mined ore tonnes increased 5% to 203kt (Sep qtr: 194kt) at 4.03g/t Au (Sep qtr: 4.58g/t).

Ore tonnes processed increased 13% to 211kt (Sep qtr: 186kt), in line with underground ore mined and offsetting the reduced grade and associated recovery impacts.

Major capital spend decreased slightly to $43.1M, including Upper Campbell mine development (~$22M) and general mine development (~$20M). One contract jumbo drill rig was demobilised late in the quarter with capital spend in Upper Campbell expected to reduce over the remainder of FY24.

Despite ongoing challenges, incremental improvements continue in operational and cash flow metrics. Operating mine cash flow increased in the first half of FY24, and is expected to further increase in the second half, underpinned by ongoing cost improvement initiatives. Mine cash flow before major capital remains positive.

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Mungari

Mungari Units Mar Qtr
FY23
Jun Qtr
FY23
Sep Qtr
FY24
Dec Qtr
FY24
QoQ
Change
(%)
FY24
YTD
Gold produced oz 35,378 30,369 28,692 28,130 (2)% 56,822
AISC1 $/oz 1,916 2,126 2,698 2,558 (5)% 2,623
Operating mine cash flow $M 37.6 35.0 22.4 26.2 17% 48.6
Sustaining capital $M 4.0 11.6 12.5 14.7 17% 27.2
Mine cash flow before major capital $M 33.6 23.4 9.9 11.5 16% 21.4
Major capital $M 14.6 22.5 17.5 24.6 41% 42.1

Mungari production was relatively stable at a lower AISC in the December quarter and initial construction works commenced on the Mungari 4.2 project.

Gold production of 28,130oz was in line with the September quarter (Sep qtr: 28,692oz), with an 11% increase in ore processed to 536kt (Sep qtr: 483kt), offsetting the lower grade processed of 2.07g/t (Sep qtr: 2.66g/t) mainly as a result of delayed face positions and available stoping fronts at Kundana mining centre. Productivity in the underground is set to improve with the arrival of two new jumbo drill rigs.

Mining at the recently established Paradigm mining centre continued to progress with haulage to the Mungari mill commencing in the December quarter. Mining benefited from improved ore presentation and lower stripping ratio, requiring less operating equipment and subsequently lower costs.

Overall, Mungari’s ore mined increased 145% quarter-on-quarter to 498kt (Sep qtr: 203kt).

AISC reduced 5% quarter-on-quarter to $2,558/oz (Sep qtr: $2,698/oz) due to higher gold sales, lower maintenance costs and favourable inventory movements as a result of Paradigm producing ore and building stockpiles.

Major capital for the quarter comprised Mungari 4.2 works ($13.4M) and underground development ($6.5M), the purchase of two jumbo drill rigs ($2.2M) and open pit development ($2.0M). Sustaining capital included underground development ($9.9M), resource definition drilling ($1.7M) and the TSF lift completed in the quarter ($1.7M).

Early construction works for the Mungari 4.2 project began during the quarter, following the award of the construction contract to GR Engineering in the September quarter. Further construction and earthworks will commence in January 2024. The project remains on schedule and budget.

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Mt Rawdon

Mt Rawdon Units Mar Qtr
FY23
Jun Qtr
FY23
Sep Qtr
FY24
Dec Qtr
FY24
QoQ
Change
(%)
FY24
YTD
Gold produced oz 13,414 15,278 16,154 15,618 (3)% 31,772
AISC1 $/oz 2,338 2,289 2,732 2,423 (11)% 2,573
Operating mine cash flow $M 5.9 11.6 8.2 13.5 64% 21.8
Sustaining capital $M 0.2 0.5 1.7 1.3 (23)% 3.1
Mine cash flow before major capital $M 5.7 11.1 6.5 12.2 87% 18.7
Major capital $M 2.7 0.1 0.1 10% 0.2

Mt Rawdon delivered improved AISC and operating mine cash flow in the December quarter. During the quarter, productivity remained high, however weather conditions at the end of November and through December saw reduced open pit access.

Ore mined for the December quarter was 885kt (Sep qtr: 919kt) with a gold grade of 0.67g/t (Sep qtr: 0.69g/t) resulting in a total of 15,618oz of gold produced in the December quarter (Sep qtr: 16,154oz), a slight reduction quarter on quarter as the mining sequence was modified to enable remediation work which is expected to be completed in January.

Processed tonnes were in line with the previous quarter at 826kt (Sep qtr: 837kt).

AISC decreased by 11% quarter-on-quarter due to lower sustaining capital (completion of TSF lift) and higher gold sales.

Mining at Mt Rawdon is planned to complete early in FY25, while processing of remaining stockpiles is expected to continue until the end of FY25.

Mt Rawdon Pumped Hydro Project (50% ownership)

The Feasibility Study for the 1–2GW Mt Rawdon Pumped Hydro (MRPH) project is advancing and remains on track for completion in the June quarter FY24, supporting ongoing discussions with potential interested offtake partners and infrastructure investors. This is a unique renewable energy storage project which will transform a 25-year-old gold mine nearing the end of its life as a gold producer into a large, multi-generational, renewable energy infrastructure asset.

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FINANCE

Group Sales

Financials Units Mar Qtr
FY23
Jun Qtr
FY23
Sep Qtr
FY24
Dec Qtr
FY24
QoQ
Change
(%)
FY24
YTD
Sales - gold oz 165,758 157,437 163,868 169,507 3% 333,375
Sales - copper t 10,500 7,114 13,071 15,766 21% 28,837
Achieved gold price $/oz 2,639 2,769 2,907 3,089 6% 3,000
Achieved copper price $/t 15,113 10,591 12,921 12,517 (3)% 12,700

Evolution sold 169,507oz of gold in the December quarter at an average price of A$3,089/oz (Sep qtr: 163,868oz at A$2,907/oz). All sales for the quarter were sold at spot prices comprising 142,284oz at an average price of A$3,051/oz, and 27,223oz at an average price of C$2,911/oz.

The achieved copper price for the December quarter was $12,517/t (Sep qtr: $12,921/t) primarily due to quotational pricing adjustments on prior quarter shipments. The average spot price for the quarter was $12,684/t (Sep qtr: $12,760/t).

Group Cash Flow

Operating mine cash flow of $337.5 million improved by $57.1 million from $280.4 million, while net mine cash flow improved by $60.6 million on the prior quarter to $131.8 million.

The Group generated $78.8 million of cash for the quarter, an improvement of $105.2 million on the previous quarter.

Cash at bank was $191.0 million (30 September 2023: $78.5 million), after the payment of the final FY23 dividend of $36.7M. The revolving credit facility was fully repaid during the quarter.

Evolution’s total available liquidity at 31 December was $716.0 million including the $525.0 million revolver facility which is undrawn and committed until October 2025.

Evolution has no debt repayment commitments until the December 2024 quarter.

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Group Cash Flow ($M) Units Sep Qtr
FY24
Dec Qtr
FY24
FY24
YTD
Operating Mine Cash flow $M 280.4 337.5 617.9
Total Capital $M (146.5) (166.9) (313.4)
Non-Operational Costs $M (62.8) (38.9) (101.7)
Net Mine Cash flow $M 71.1 131.8 202.9
Corporate and discovery $M (22.9) (18.8) (41.7)
Net Interest expense $M (23.9) (22.3) (46.2)
Other income $M 2.6 2.2 4.8
Working Capital Movement $M (47.0) (10.2) (57.2)
Income Tax $M (6.3) (3.9) (10.2)
Group Cash flow $M (26.4) 78.8 52.4
Dividend payment $M (36.7) (36.7)
Debt drawdown $M 370.8 200.0 570.8
Debt repayment $M (312.3) (100.0) (412.3)
Transaction & Integration Costs $M 0.3 (27.6) (27.3)
Acquisitions $M (606.7) (606.7)
Equity raising $M 525.0 525.0
Net Group Cash flow $M 32.4 32.8 65.2
Opening Cash Balance 1 July 2023 $M 46.1
Opening Cash Balance 1 October 2023 $M 78.5
Northparkes cash balance at acquisition $M 79.6
Closing Group Cash Balance $M 78.5 191.0
Undrawn Revolving Credit Facility $M 425.0 525.0
Total Liquidity $M 503.5 716.0

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CORPORATE INFORMATION

Interactive Analyst Centre[TM]

Evolution’s financial, operational, resources and reserves information is available to view via the Interactive Analyst Centre[TM] provided on our website www.evolutionmining.com.au under the Investors tab. This useful interactive platform allows users to chart and export Evolution’s historical results for further analysis.

Forward looking statements

This report 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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ABN 74 084 669 036

Board of Directors

Jake Klein Executive Chair Lawrie Conway Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Jason Attew Lead Independent Director Tommy McKeith Non-executive Director Jim Askew Non-executive Director Andrea Hall Non-executive Director Vicky Binns Non-executive Director Peter Smith Non-executive Director

Company Secretary

Evan Elstein

Board authorisation for release

This announcement is authorised for release by Evolution’s Board of Directors.

Investor enquiries

Peter O’Connor General Manager Investor Relations Tel: +61 (0) 2 9696 2900

Media enquiries

Michael Vaughan Fivemark Partners Tel: +61 (0) 422 602 720

Internet address

www.evolutionmining.com.au

Registered and principal office

Level 24, 175 Liverpool Street Sydney NSW 2000 Tel: +61 (0)2 9696 2900 Fax: +61 (0)2 9696 2901

Share register

Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Tel: 1300 554 474 (within Australia) Tel: +61 (0)2 8280 7111 Fax: +61 (0)2 9287 0303 Email: [email protected]

Stock exchange listing

Evolution Mining Limited shares are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange under code EVN.

Issued share capital

At 31 December 2023 issued share capital was 1,975,506,530 ordinary shares.

Conference call

Lawrie Conway (Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer), Barrie van der Merwe (Chief Financial Officer), Bob Fulker (Chief Operating Officer), Glen Masterman (Vice President Discovery) and Peter O’Connor (General Manager Investor Relations) will host a conference call to discuss the quarterly results at 10.30am Sydney time on Wednesday 17 January 2024.

Shareholder – live audio stream

A live audio stream of the conference can be accessed at the following link: https://webcast.openbriefing.com/evn_qtr_2024/ or on Evolution’s website www.evolutionmining.com.au under ‘Latest News’. The audio stream is ‘listen only’. The audio stream will also be uploaded to Evolution’s website shortly after the conclusion of the call and can be accessed at any time.

Analysts and media – conference call details

Conference call details for analysts and media includes Q & A participation. To be able to access the conference call please click on the link below. You will be required to pre-register which you will then be provided with a dial-in number, passcode and a unique access pin. This information will also be emailed to you as a calendar invite.

https://s1.c-conf.com/ - diamondpass/10033897 2urc1g.html

Interactive Analyst Centre[TM]

Evolution’s financial, operational, resources and reserves information is available to view via the Interactive Analyst CentreTM provided on our website www.evolutionmining.com.au under the Investors tab. This useful interactive platform allows users to chart and export Evolution’s historical results for further analysis.

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APPENDIX 1

December 2023 quarter production and cost summary[5]

December Qtr
FY24
Units Cowal Ernest
Henry
Northparkes Red Lake Mungari Mt Rawdon Group
UG lat dev -
capital
m 1,485 947 2,977 1,260 6,668
UG lat dev -
operating
m 1,255 1,739 71 929 935 4,929
Total UG lateral
development
m 2,740 2,686 71 3,907 2,195 11,598
UG ore mined kt 184 1,599 211,309 203 144 2,342
UG gold grade
mined
g/t 1.83 0.49 0.21 4.03 3.87 1.09
UG copper
grade mined
% Cu 0.85 0.61 0.82
OP capital
waste
kt
OP operating
waste
kt 820 1,888 1,050 3,758
OP ore mined kt 2,907 354 885 4,146
OPgrade mined g/t 0.90 1.36 0.64 0.88
Total ore mined kt 3,091 1,599 211,309 203 498 885 6,487
Total tonnes
processed
kt 2,145 1,623 235,258 211 536 826 5,576
Gold Grade
processed
g/t 1.22 0.49 0.21 4.02 2.07 1.07
Copper Grade
processed
% Cu 0.85 0.61 0.82
Recovery % 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.8
Goldproduced oz 71,848 20,371 1,011 24,095 28,130 16 161,073
Silverproduced oz 68,380 61,365 12,242 1,626 3,308 22 169,223
Copper
produced
t 12,848 1,193 14,041
Gold sold oz 72,784 21,702 1,604 27,223 30,066 16 169,507
Achieved gold
price
A$/oz 3,047 3,088 3,074 3,290 3,033 3 3,089
Silver sold oz 68,380 64,134 18,419 1,626 3,308 22 178,169
Achieved silver
price
A$/oz 35 36 35 36 35 36
Copper sold t 13,721 2,046 15,766
Achieved
copperprice
A$/t 12,369 13,511 12,517

5 All metal production is reported as payable

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December Qtr
FY24
Units Cowal Ernest
Henry
Northparkes Red Lake Mungari Mt Rawdon Group
Cost Summary
Mining A$/prod oz 598 2,530 6,247 1,640 1,387 1,055 1,254
Processing A$/prod oz 529 1,209 3,905 535 622 879 697
Administration &
sellingcosts
A$/prod oz 141 1,744 4,175 560 233 252 478
Stockpile
adjustments
A$/prod oz (230) 55 51 (238) 14 (122)
By-product
credits
A$/prod oz (39) (8,444) (27,980) (2) (4) (51) (1,343)
C1 Cash Cost A$/prod oz 999 (2,906) (13,652) 2,783 2,000 2,149 964
C1 Cash Cost A$/sold oz 985 (2,728) (8,602) 2,463 1,871 2,082 914
Royalties A$/sold oz 106 465 146 68 139 133
Metal in Circuit
& other
adjustments
A$/sold oz 15 190 444 116 48 134
Sustaining
capital6
A$/sold oz 92 448 2,759 379 477 82 287
Reclamation
and other
adjustments
A$/sold oz 28 154 20 58 27 71 54
Administration
costs7
A$/sold oz 96
All-in
Sustaining
Cost
A$/sold oz 1,226 (1,470) (5,677) 3,343 2,558 2,423 1,618
Major capital A$/sold oz 511 807 1,461 1,584 819 6 750
Discovery A$/sold oz 17 208 24 100 44
All-in Cost A$/sold oz 1,754 (663) (4,008) 4,951 3,477 2,429 2,413
Depreciation &
Amortisation8
A$/prod oz 428 2,284 611 648 1,203 818

Cowal gold produced and gold sold includes underground production of 9,400oz. C1, AISC, AIC, and Cost Summary calculations, excluding Depreciation & Amortisation, have been normalised for these ounces and underground costs per World Gold Council guidelines.

6 Sustaining Capital includes 60% UG mine development capital

7 Includes Share Based Payments

8 Depreciation and Amortisation includes non-cash Fair Value Unwind Amortisation of $355/oz in relation to Cowal ($44/oz), Ernest Henry ($1,381/ oz), Mungari ($109/oz). Redlake ($24/oz) and Corporate Depreciation and Amortisation of A$0.88/oz

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FY24 YTD December 2023 production and cost summary

YTD Dec 23
FY24
Units Cowal Ernest
Henry
Northparkes Red Lake Mungari Mt Rawdon Group
UG lat dev -
capital
m 2,944 2,092 5,820 2,452 13,308
UG lat dev -
operating
m 2,486 3,708 71 1,664 2,467 10,395
Total UG lateral
development
m 5,429 5,800 71 7,485 4,919 23,704
UG ore mined kt 313 3,243 211,309 397 299 4,462
UG gold grade
mined
g/t 2.11 0.49 0.21 4.30 3.94 1.16
UG copper
grade mined
% Cu 0.87 0.61 0.85
OP capital
waste
kt
OP operating
waste
kt 1,638 4,175 2,020 7,834
OP ore mined kt 7,131 402 1,804 9,337
OPgrade mined g/t 0.86 1.30 0.65 0.84
Total ore mined kt 7,443 3,243 211,309 397 701 1,804 13,799
Total tonnes
processed
kt 4,244 3,300 235,258 396 1,019 1,663 10,857
Gold Grade
processed
g/t 1.21 0.49 0.21 4.34 2.35 0.68 1.11
Copper Grade
processed
% Cu 0.86 0.61 0.85
Recovery % 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8
Goldproduced oz 139,709 40,770 1,011 49,292 56,822 31,772 319,377
Silverproduced oz 147,381 116,198 12,242 2,681 7,302 41,633 327,437
Copper
produced
t 26,442 1,193 27,635
Gold sold oz 142,543 41,156 1,604 60,556 56,156 31,360 333,375
Achieved gold
price
A$/oz 2,994 3,042 3,074 2,990 2,995 2,995 3,000
Silver sold oz 147,381 117,199 18,419 2,681 7,302 41,633 334,616
Achieved silver
price
A$/oz 36 39 35 36 36 36 37
Copper sold t 26,792 2,046 28,837
Achieved
copperprice
A$/t 12,638 13,511 12,700

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YTD Dec 23
FY24
Units Cowal Ernest
Henry
Northparkes Red Lake Mungari Mt Rawdon Group
Cost Summary
Mining A$/prod oz 637 2,485 6,247 1,570 1,282 987 1,217
Processing A$/prod oz 610 1,258 3,905 519 508 936 709
Administration &
sellingcosts
A$/prod oz 139 1,677 4,175 564 248 253 463
Stockpile
adjustments
A$/prod oz (280) 27 5 18 113 (93)
By-product
credits
A$/prod oz (43) (8,416) (27,980) (2) (5) (47) (1,256)
C1 Cash Cost A$/prod oz 1,062 (2,969) (13,652) 2,657 2,050 2,242 1,039
C1 Cash Cost A$/sold oz 1,038 (2,941) (8,602) 2,162 2,075 2,271 993
Royalties A$/sold oz 101 475 146 72 144 130
Metal in Circuit
& other
adjustments
A$/sold oz 10 52 390 (23) (13) 80
Sustaining
capital
A$/sold oz 96 416 2,759 299 476 97 258
Reclamation
and other
adjustments
A$/sold oz 24 147 20 56 23 73 51
Administration
costs
A$/sold oz 103
All-in
Sustaining
Cost
A$/sold oz 1,270 (1,851) (5,677) 2,908 2,623 2,573 1,615
Major capital A$/sold oz 492 912 1,461 1,443 750 6 732
Discovery A$/sold oz 15 208 28 160 53
All-in Cost A$/sold oz 1,777 (939) (4,008) 4,379 3,534 2,579 2,400
Depreciation &
Amortisation
A$/prod oz 452 2,319 661 688 1,177 841

Cowal gold produced and gold sold includes underground ounces of 18,072oz. C1,AISC, AIC, and Cost Summary calculations, excluding Depreciation & Amortisation, have been normalised for these ounces and underground costs per World Gold Council guidelines.

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