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EVOLUTION MINING LIMITED Investor Presentation 2018

Sep 3, 2018

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2018 INVESTOR DAY

INVESTOR DAY AGENDA

11.20am – 1.00pm Session Two

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2018 INVESTOR DAY COWAL OPERATION

CRAIG FAWCETT - GENERAL MANAGER

EVOLUTION'S CORNERSTONE

Sustainable, reliable, low cost production

3 year net mine cash flow of A\$431M

Developing a pathway to increase production to >300kozpa

Exploration success delivering 10+ years organic mine life extensions

Underexplored region offers immense untapped potential

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SITE OVERVIEW

Location Approximately 40km north-east of West
Wyalong in New South Wales, Australia
Mining method Conventional open pit
Minerals Gold
Mineralisation type Structurally hosted epithermal to mesothermal
sheeted veins and shear hosted lodes
Process method Grinding, gravity, flotation
and cyanide
leaching circuits
Plant capacity >8Mtpa
Recovery Increasing from 82% to
additional 4-6% with Float Tails Leach
Ore Reserves1 116.28Mt @ 0.81g/t Au for 3.05Moz Au
Mineral Resources1 199.80Mt @ 0.95g/t Au for 6.08Moz Au
Workforce Residential
Employees and
contractors
520
Access Sealed road connecting to West Wyalong
and major regional highways
Power Grid power supplied to the mine by
132kV transmission line

Cowal – a world class deposit

  1. See the Appendix of this presentation for details on Mineral Resource and Ore Reserves

  2. Barrick (Australia Pacific) Pty Limited estimate depleted to 31 December 2014 – refer to ASX release 26 Aug 2015 entitled "resources and Reserves Increased at Cowal" available to view at www.evolutionmining.com.au

  3. Prior to mining depletion of 0.9Moz

FY18 PERFORMANCE FY19 GUIDANCE

Gold production 258koz
AISC A\$877/oz
Tonnes processed 7,795kt
Grade processed 1.25g/t Au
Operating mine cash flow A\$226M
Net mine cash flow A\$101M
EBITDA margin 55%
ROIC1 23%
Gold production 240 –
250koz
AISC A\$975 –
A\$1,075/oz
Sustaining capital A\$55 –
A\$60M
Major capital A\$90 –
A\$100M
Resource definition A\$3 –
A\$7M
Discovery A\$15 –
A\$20M

SUSTAINABILITY

SAFETY

  • TRIF reduced by 55% to 3.3 as at June 2018
  • Focus on:
  • Cultural safety

COMMUNITY

  • Total local procurement spend of A\$28M p.a.
  • ~75% of employees are permanent residents
  • ~6% of employees are Indigenous
  • Partnership with Wiradjuri Condobolin Corporation
  • Supporting local business and community groups

ENVIRONMENT

  • ISO14001 certified & ICMI Cyanide code certification
  • Lake Cowal Conservation Centre environmental studies, monitoring and initiatives
  • Operating above strict guidelines

TRIF: Total recordable injury frequency. The frequency of total recordable injuries per million hours worked. Results above are based on a 12 month moving average

Total Recordable Injury Frequency (TRIF)

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Inge Higgins representing Cowal operation in West Wyalong at the Queen's Baton Relay for the Commonwealth Games 2018

MODIFICATION 14 APPLICATION

Integrated Waste Landform (IWL)

  • Proposed tailings solution to support plant expansion to 9.8Mtpa
  • Footprint contained within existing Mining Lease boundary
  • Key enabler of future mine development and expansion
  • Significantly reduced costs over LOM

Plant expansion feasibility study

  • Expansion for expedient processing of stockpiles and other resources
  • Assessing increased throughput up to 9.5Mtpa
  • Targeting a drop in processing unit costs of 10 15%
  • On track for completion in December 2018 quarter

Proposed layout of Integrated Waste Landform (IWL) joining with current waste dump and surrounding TSF

VALUE ADDING PROJECTS

A significant investment in Cowal's future

Stage H cutback on track

  • Planned material movement achieved in FY18
  • Major capital stripping scheduled to be completed in FY21

Float Tails Leach project

  • On time and on budget
  • Expected to increase recoveries by 4 6%
  • Enables flexibility and co-treatment of oxides
  • Commissioning on track for December quarter

GRE46 underground exploration decline

  • Board approved and pending government approval
  • Development planned to commence in June 2019 half year
  • Work commenced on contracts

UNTAPPED POTENTIAL

E42 Reserves 3.0Moz Resource 4.1Moz Past Production 2.8Moz Total E42 Endowment >6Moz

December 2017 Resource 5.8Moz Au Reserves 3.0Moz Au

PRELIMINARY GRE46 UG AND IN-WALL RAMP

New high-grade intercepts from infill drilling include:

Hole ID Intercept *downhole width From
1535DD331B [email protected]/t 753m
1535DD331C [email protected]/t 747m
1535DD331D [email protected]/t 712m
[email protected]/t 766m
[email protected]/t 805m
1535DD331E [email protected]/t 751m
[email protected]/t 806m
[email protected]/t 834m
1535DD331G [email protected]/t 754m
Evolution Mining Limited – [email protected]/t
Macquarie Australia Conference
792m

E41 OPEN PIT AND UNDERGROUND POTENTIAL

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Current Ore Reserves and Mine Plan to 2032

Underground development on GRE46 to commence in June 2019 half year

Planning underway to achieve a consistent production rate in excess of 300kozpa for 20+years

2018 INVESTOR DAY MUNGARI OPERATION

ANDREW MILLAR –GENERAL MANAGER

UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL

10 year mine life Reliable low cost mill Strategic footprint in world class gold district

Opportunity for high-grade discoveries to increase production, lower costs and extend mine life

Vastly improved cash flow expected in FY19

SITE OVERVIEW

Location 600km east of Perth, 20km west of
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Mining method White Foil: open-pit
Frog's Leg: underground
Minerals Gold
Mineralisation type Quartz and stockwork veins
Process method 3-stage crush and conventional CIL
Plant capacity Above nameplate at 1.6Mtpa
Recovery 93 –
94%
Ore Reserves1 14.13Mt @ 1.82g/t for 828koz Au
UG reserve grade: 5.10g/t Au
OP reserve grade: 1.55g/t Au
Mineral Resources1 50.52Mt @ 1.59g/t for 2,583koz Au
Workforce Residential
Employees & contractors 343

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  1. See Appendix for details on Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves Mungari resource definition drilling and regional projects

FY18 PERFORMANCE FY19 GUIDANCE

Gold production 118koz
AISC A\$1,181/oz
Tonnes processed 1,654kt
Grade processed 2.36g/t Au
Operating cash flow A\$71M
Net mine cash flow A\$24M
EBITDA margin 35%
ROIC 14%
  • Mine life extension 10 year base load
  • Reserves increased by 38% year-on-year to 828Koz1: addition of Castle Hill
  • Investment in White Foil cutback

  1. Post mining depletion and inclusive of Castle Hill re-estimation. See the Appendiix of this presentation for details on Mungari Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates
Gold production 125

135koz
AISC A\$1,050 –
A\$1,100/oz
Sustaining capital A\$10 –
A\$15M
Major capital A\$0 –
A\$5M
Resource definition A\$2 –
A\$4M
Discovery A\$15 –
A\$20M
  • Increase in production
  • Reduction in capital expenditure
  • Investment in discovery

EMBRACING INNOVATION

In progress

  • Un-constraining the crushing and leach circuits to increase throughput (1.9 – 2.0Mtpa)
  • Heap leaching studies
  • Ore sorting to deliver highest grade to plant
  • Data analysis of seismicity to identify potential mineralisation

On the radar

  • Application of Azi Aligner technology
  • Radar deformation mapping improved ground monitoring
  • Drone applications surface and underground
  • Process water quality salinity reduction
  • Transportation of feed from satellite operations
  • Mechanical installed dynamic ground support Western Australian School of Mines

Example image of deformation mapping showing regions of localised deformation at a drive

Example image of deformation mapping data showing bulking in shoulders and backs (left) and large deformation in walls of a drive (right)

SUSTAINABILITY

SAFETY

  • Significant reduction in TRIF under Evolution ownership from 35 to 8.5
  • Operational personnel seconded to safety; ownership of safety; focus on small things; training commitments

COMMUNITY

  • Strong local community support: e.g. Hannans Primary School adventure playground completed, Coolgardie Skate Park.
  • Native Title and Cultural Heritage agreements signed with Maduwongga

ENVIRONMENT

Kalgoorlie Boulder Urban Land Care

DIVERSITY

  • Lead partner in the 2018 Women in Leadership Forum Kalgoorlie
  • Back to work program

TRIF: Total recordable injury frequency. The frequency of total recordable injuries per million hours worked. Results above are based on a 12 month moving average

Hannans Primary School Adventure Playground

UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL

  • Ore Reserves and Mineral Resources provide solid 10 year base load production platform to build on
  • Current 10 year mine plan ore sources
  • Frog's Leg underground
  • White Foil open pit and underground
  • Castle Hill open pit
  • Regional open pits
  • Targeting 150koz through organic growth
  • Plant efficiency lift throughput to 1.9 2.0Mtpa
  • High-grade discoveries
    • Frog's Leg Deeps
    • Regional opportunities eg Ora Banda camp and Kunanalling Camp
  • Heap leach opportunity
  • Supplementary ore feed

Objective Increase production to 150,000oz per annum

LIFT IN CASH FLOW

  • Investment in White Foil cutback to deliver increased cash flow FY19 and FY20
  • Strip ratio reducing to 3.3:1 (FY18: 18.8:1)

CASTLE HILL

  • Evolution 100% ownership and unfettered access to the Castle Hill deposit – termination of Norton agreement
  • 25km from Mungari processing plant
  • Mineral Resources of 695,000 ounces and Ore Reserves of 236,000 ounces1
  • Castle Hill project
  • Kiora, Mick Adam and Wadi deposits
  • Ore Reserve includes Mick Adam only others to be progressed in FY19
  • Infill drilling and engineering studies underway
  • Asset optimisation opportunities

1. Post mining depletion and inclusive of Castle Hill re-estimation. See the appendices of this presentation for details on Mungari Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates

ORA BANDA CAMP

  • Focused exploration program prioritising targets with potential to deliver high grade
  • Recent drilling results illustrating grade potential in the well endowed Ora Banda camp – ~3Moz historic production and resources at >3g/t Au
  • Several areas ineffectively explored for Ora Banda style mineral systems
  • Results at Perimeter and Scottish Archer confirming new target models and transfer of knowledge from Frog's Leg

  • Historic production information and resources sourced from:

Mindat (www.mindat.org)

Tripp, Gerard Ignatius (2013) Stratigraphy and structure in the Neoarchaean of the Kalgoorlie district, Australia: critical controls on greenstone-hosted gold deposits. PhD thesis, James Cook University Evolution: See the Appendix of this presentation for details on Mungari Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates

2018 INVESTOR DAY MT CARLTON OPERATION

RICHARD HAY – GENERAL MANAGER

EXCEPTIONAL RETURNS

Three year average net mine cash flow A\$101 million

Three year average ROIC of 34%

One of the highest grade open pit gold mines in the world

Innovative culture driving impressive performance

Current mine life to FY25

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SITE OVERVIEW

Location 150km southeast of Townsville,
Queensland
Mining method Open pit
Minerals Gold, silver, copper
Mineralisation type High-sulphidation
epithermal
Process method Crush-grind-gravity-flotation
Plant capacity 800 –
840ktpa
Recovery 90 –
91%
Ore Reserves1 4.50Mt @ 4.92g/t for 712koz Au
Mineral Resources1 11.89Mt @ 2.76g/t for 1,056koz Au
Workforce 175
Employees and
contractors
155 + 20

FY18 PERFORMANCE FY19 GUIDANCE

Gold production 112koz
AISC A\$535/oz
Tonnes processed 801kt
Grade processed 5.61g/t Au
Operating cash flow A\$140M
Net mine cash flow A\$109M
EBITDA margin 64%
ROIC 34%
Gold production 95 –
105koz
AISC A\$670 –
A\$720/oz
Sustaining capital A\$7.5 –
A\$12.5M
Major capital A\$25 –
A\$30M
Resource Definition
and Discovery
A\$1 –
A\$3M

SUSTAINABILITY

Safety

  • TRIF reduced from 8.2 to 3.9 in FY18
  • Critical Controls and Safety Culture focus

Environment

  • ISO14001 Certification August 2018
  • Environmental enhancement project Kalamia Creek
  • Burdekin waterways improvement reducing harmful runoff into the Great Barrier Reef

Community

  • High approval rating from community stakeholders in 2018
  • Shared Value Project
  • Traditional Owners freight business

People capability

Continued focus on people leadership development

TRIF: Total recordable injury frequency. The frequency of total recordable injuries per million hours worked. Results above are based on a 12 month moving average

Environmental enhancement project: Burdekin waterway improvement

INNOVATIVE CULTURE MAINTAINING A LOW COST OPERATION

Achieved

  • Successful commercialisation of a refractory high-sulphidation epithermal gold-silver-copper deposit
  • Gravity circuit increased overall recoveries
  • Improved concentrate thickener performance
  • Open pit cutback on budget and schedule

Future focus

  • Realtime data capture and analysis to improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
  • Cutting edge technology world first online gold analysis trial developed by CSIRO
  • Recovery improvements tails retreatment and grind optimisation work
  • Evaluation of retreating tailings by gravity concentration
  • Regional low-sulphidation ore co-treatment
  • Production profile of >100koz for at least the next 4 years

Gravity gold circuit

MINE LIFE EXTENSIONS

Open pit and underground

  • Finalising assessment of a Stage 4 open pit with an underground expected to commence in Q1FY20
  • Underground brings forward mining of high-grade ore
  • Maintain current owner miner model for open pit mining fleet
  • Contractor to be used for underground
  • Mine life extensions likely

De-bottlenecking plant constraints

  • Radial launders in flotation circuit
  • Increased filtration performance to maintain throughput
  • Recovery improvements

Underground concurrent with Stage 3 & 4a finishing prior to Stage 4b

VALUE PROPOSITION

Proven innovative culture maintaining focus on maximising value

Continued high cash margin operation

Mine life extensions

2018 INVESTOR DAY CRACOW OPERATION

JASON FLOYD –GENERAL MANAGER

LEADING INNOVATION

Strong history of reserve replacement

Consistent operational performance

Three year average net mine cash flow ~A\$40 million

Current mine life to 2023

Exciting exploration potential

Motivated team unlocking value through innovation

SITE OVERVIEW

Location 500km north-west of Brisbane,
Queensland
Mining method Underground –
open stoping
Minerals Gold and silver
Mineralisation type Low-sulphidation
epithermal
Plant capacity 550ktpa
Process method Conventional crush-grind-CIP
Recovery 93 –
95%
Ore Reserves1 1.48Mt @ 5.14g/t for 245koz Au
Mineral Resources1 3.13Mt @ 5.08g/t for 511koz Au
Workforce FIFO/DIDO
Employees and
contractors
285

FY18 PERFORMANCE FY19 GUIDANCE

Gold production 90koz
AISC A\$1,181/oz
Tonnes processed 529kt
Grade processed 5.63g/t Au
Operating cash flow A\$46M
Net mine cash flow A\$37M
EBITDA margin 48%
ROIC 17%
Gold production 80

85koz
AISC A\$1,250/oz –
A\$1,300/oz
Sustaining capital A\$17.5M –
A\$22.5M
Major capital A\$10M –
A\$15M
Resource definition
and Discovery
A\$4M –
A\$10M

SUSTAINABILITY

SAFETY

  • TRIF reduced from 25.8 to 14.0
  • Significant focus in FY18 on fatigue management

COMMUNITY

  • High approval rating for social licence to operate from community stakeholders – 2018 Stakeholder Perception Survey
  • Good relationship with local government
  • Partnering with local council on upgrade to Theodore aerodrome and expansion to Cracow caravan park

ENVIRONMENT

Ongoing commitment to progressive rehabilitation – historic Golden Mile area completed in FY18

PEOPLE CAPABILITY

Strong focus on the development and empowerment of site leaders

TRIF: Total recordable injury frequency. The frequency of total recordable injuries per million hours worked. Results above are based on a 12 month moving average

Construction of the aerodrome at Theodore

ONGOING INNOVATION

Fast First and Early Adopter

  • Partnered with Outotec on world-first application of a high-intensity grind mill resulting in a 2% increase in recovery
  • Partnered with Minnovare to develop the Azi Aligner– early adopter
  • Improved drilling accuracy
  • Up to 50% reduction in stope dilution

On the radar

  • Ore sorting to increase grade to the plant
  • Remote bogging from surface
  • Electric mobile equipment

EXCITING EXPLORATION POTENTIAL

  • 150,000 ounces added to Ore Reserves1 in December 2017
  • Key focus areas for further resource growth Killarney, Sterling
  • Approximately 20% of annual production sourced from outside Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves

  1. Prior to mining depletion. See the Appendix of this presentation for details on the Location map of the western vein field at Cracow Mineral Resource and Ore Reserves

EXCITING EXPLORATION POTENTIAL

EXCITING EXPLORATION POTENTIAL

  1. This information is extracted from the report entitled "December 2017 Quarterly Report" released to the ASX on 30 January 2018 and "March 2018 Quarterly Report" released to the ASX on 19 April 2018 and available to view on www.evolutionmining.com.au. Further information on exploration results is provided in the Drill Hole Information Summary and JORC Code 2012 Table 1 presented in the Appendix of this presentation

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Consistent operational performance and cash flow generation

Track record of reserve replacement and exciting exploration potential

Empowered team driving innovation

2018 INVESTOR DAY MT RAWDON OPERATION

JAMIE COAD –GENERAL MANAGER

TRANSITIONING TO CASH FLOW GROWTH

Over 1.5Moz gold produced since 2001

Current mine life to 2025

Talented and motivated local workforce

Engaged and supportive community

Potential reserve expansion

SITE OVERVIEW

Location 75km south west of Bundaberg,
Queensland
Mining method Conventional open-pit
Minerals Gold and silver
Mineralisation type Volcaniclastic hosted
Process method Conventional crush-grind-CIL
Plant capacity 3.5Mtpa
Recovery 88 -
90%
Ore Reserves1 26.44Mt @ 0.79g/t for 671koz Au
Mineral Resources1 48.44Mt @ 0.69g/t for 1,067koz Au
Workforce Residential
Employees and
contractors
250

Mt Rawdon Ore Reserves vs Depletion

FY18 PERFORMANCE FY19 GUIDANCE

Gold production 105koz
Tonnes processed 3,241kt
Grade processed 1.14g/t Au
AISC A\$884/oz
Operating cash flow A\$69M
Net mine cash flow A\$50M
EBITDA margin 52%
ROIC 12%
Gold production 95 –
105koz
AISC A\$1,000 –
A\$1,050/oz
Sustaining capital A\$5 –
A\$10M
Major capital A\$25 –
A\$30M
Exploration A\$0 –
A\$2M

SUSTAINABILITY

SAFETY

  • TRIF reduced from 43.1 to 5.1 since November 2011
  • Innovation to reduce manual handling
  • Barrel Mate wins "Peoples Choice Award" Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety 2018

COMMUNITY

  • Shared Value Project Mt Perry Men's Shed
  • Local health initiatives

DIVERSITY

Working with Traditional Owners the Port Curtis Coral Coast and their Gidarjil Group on a training program

Shared value project: Mt Perry Men's Shed

TRIF: Total recordable injury frequency. The frequency of total recordable injuries per million hours worked. Results above are based on a 12 month moving average

POTENTIAL RESERVE EXPANSION

INNOVATIVE CULTURE

Innovations in technology

  • Truck payload optimisation Titan software
  • CaBolter underground cable bolter applied in an open pit for faster bolting
  • Driverless drill rig safety and cost saving benefits
  • Barrel Mate safety innovation developed at Mt Rawdon
  • Innovative tyre bund for ground control

Innovations in blast efficiencies

  • Improved fragmentation; reduced blast delays; and reduction in downtime for blast evacuations
  • Processing downtime analysis identifying incremental reductions in mill downtime

Innovative tyre bund for ground control at Mt Rawdon

CLOSING REMARKS AND Q&A

A BUSINESS THAT PROSPERS THROUGH THE CYCLE

High quality, low cost, long life assets

Discovery success

Financial discipline

Strong vision, values and sense of purpose

Counter-cyclical investment

EVOLUTION 2017 GOLD ORE RESERVES EVOLUTION 2017 GOLD MINERAL RESOURCES

Group Gold Mineral Resources – December 2017
Gold Measured Indicated Inferred Total Resource
Project Type Cut-Off Tonnes
(Mt)
Gold
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
Metal
(koz)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Gold
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
Metal
(koz)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Gold
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
Metal
(koz)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Gold
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
Metal
(koz)
CP3
Cowal1 Open pit 0.4 46.64 0.70 1,049 141.99 0.91 4,173 5.27 1.50 255 193.90 0.88 5,476
Cowal Underground 3 - - - - - - 5.90 3.17 603 5.90 3.17 603
Cowal1 Total 0.4 46.64 0.70 1,049 141.99 0.91 4,173 11.17 2.39 858 199.80 0.95 6,079 1
Cracow1 Total 2.8 0.17 8.52 46 1.40 7.13 321 1.56 2.87 144 3.13 5.08 511 2
Mt Carlton1 Open pit 0.35 0.59 3.65 69 10.36 2.38 793 0.69 4.58 101 11.64 2.57 963
Mt Carlton Underground 2.4 - - - 0.21 11.56 78 0.05 10.38 15 0.25 11.35 93
Mt Carlton1 Total 0.59 3.65 69 10.57 2.60 870 0.73 4.90 117 11.89 2.76 1,056 4
Mt Rawdon1 Total 0.2 2.89 0.58 54 39.79 0.71 905 5.77 0.58 108 48.44 0.69 1,067 5
Mungari1 Open pit 0.5 0.18 0.94 5 33.06 1.30 1,379 11.69 1.51 566 44.93 1.35 1,950
Mungari Underground 2.5/1.5 0.41 9.46 124 1.48 4.50 214 3.70 2.47 294 5.59 3.52 633
Mungari1 Total 0.59 6.84 130 34.54 1.43 1,593 15.40 1.74 860 50.52 1.59 2,583 3
Ernest Henry2 Total 0.9 13.20 0.69 293 67.10 0.62 1,338 15.00 0.60 289 95.30 0.63 1,920 6
Marsden Total 0.2 - - - 119.83 0.27 1,031 3.14 0.22 22 122.97 0.27 1,053 7
Total
Data is reported to significant figures to reflect appropriate precision and may not sum precisely due to rounding
64.07 0.80 1,640 415.22 0.77 10,231 52.77 1.41 2,398 532.06 0.83 14,269

Mineral Resources are reported inclusive of Ore Reserves

1 Includes stockpiles 2 Ernest Henry Operation cut-off 0.9% CuEq

Group Mineral Resources Competent Person3 (CP) Notes refer to 1. James Biggam; 2. Chris Wilson; 3. Andrew Engelbrecht; 4 Matthew Obiri-Yeboah; 5. Tim Murphy; 6. Colin Stelzer (Glencore); 7. Michael Andrew

This information is extracted from the reports entitled "Annual Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves Statement" released on 19 April 2018 and "Restructure of Ownership of Castle Hill Gold Deposit" released to ASX on 18 July 2018 and both available and available to view at www.evolutionmining.com.au. Full details of the Ernest Henry Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves are provided in the report entitled "Glencore Resources and Reserves as at 31 December 2017" released February 2018 and available to view at www.glencore.com. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the Reports and that all material assumptions and parameters underpinning the estimates in the Reports continue to apply and have not materially changed. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Persons' findings are presented have not been materially modified from the Reports. Ernest Henry Resource is reported on a 100% basis for gold and 30% for copper (Evolution Mining has rights to 100% of the revenue from future gold production and 30% of future copper and silver produced from an agreed life of mine area and 49% of future gold, copper and silver produced from the Ernest Henry Resource outside the agreed life of mine area). Apportioning of the resource into the specific rights does not constitute a material change to the reported figures

EVOLUTION 2017 GOLD ORE RESERVES EVOLUTION 2017 GOLD ORE RESERVES

Group Gold Ore Reserves – December 2017
Gold Proved Probable Total Reserve
Project Type Cut-Off Tonnes
(Mt)
Gold
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
Metal
(koz)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Gold
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
Metal
(koz)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Gold
Grade
(g/t)
Gold
Metal
(koz)
CP3
Cowal1 Open pit 0.4 46.64 0.70 1,049 69.64 0.89 1,998 116.28 0.81 3,046 1
Cracow1 Underground 3.4 0.17 5.72 32 1.31 5.08 213 1.48 5.14 245 2
Mt Carlton1 Open pit 0.8 0.59 3.65 69 3.63 4.96 578 4.22 4.77 647 3
Mt Carlton Underground 3.7 - - - 0.28 7.20 65 0.28 7.20 65 6
Mt Carlton1 Total 0.59 3.65 69 3.91 5.11 643 4.50 4.92 712
Mt Rawdon1 Open pit 0.3 2.89 0.58 54 23.56 0.81 617 26.44 0.79 671 4
Mungari Underground 2.75 0.37 5.86 70 0.71 4.70 107 1.08 5.10 177
Mungari1 Open pit 0.7/0.85-
0.95
0.18 0.79 5 12.87 1.57 646 13.05 1.55 651
Mungari1 Total 0.55 4.24 75 13.58 1.75 753 14.13 1.82 828 5
Ernest Henry2 Underground 0.9 10.20 0.77 253 41.20 0.49 649 51.40 0.55 902 7
Marsden Open pit 0.3 - - - 65.17 0.39 817 65.17 0.39 817 3
Total 61.03 0.78 1,530 218.37 0.81 5,690 279.41 0.80 7,220

Data is reported to significant figures to reflect appropriate precision and may not sum precisely due to rounding

1 Includes stockpiles

2 Ernest Henry Operation cut-off 0.9% CuEq

Group Ore Reserve Competent Person3 (CP) Notes refer to 1. Ryan Kare; 2. Phillip Jones; 3. Anton Kruger; 4. Dimitri Tahan; 5. Matt Varvari; 6. Tully Davies; 7. Mark Jamieson (Glencore)

This information is extracted from the reports entitled "Annual Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves Statement" released on 19 April 2018 and "Restructure of Ownership of Castle Hill Gold Deposit" released to ASX on 18 July 2018 and both available and available to view at www.evolutionmining.com.au. Full details of the Ernest Henry Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves are provided in the report entitled "Glencore Resources and Reserves as at 31 December 2017" released February 2018 and available to view at www.glencore.com. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the Reports and that all material assumptions and parameters underpinning the estimates in the Reports continue to apply and have not materially changed. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Persons' findings are presented have not been materially modified from the Reports

EVOLUTION 2017 GOLD ORE RESERVES EVOLUTION 2017 COPPER RESERVES & RESOURCES

Group Copper Mineral Resources Statement
Copper Measured Indicated Inferred Total Resource
Project Type Cut
Off
Tonnes
(Mt)
Copper
Grade
(%)
Copper
Metal
(kt)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Copper
Grade
(%)
Copper
Metal
(kt)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Copper
Grade
(%)
Copper
Metal
(kt)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Copper
Grade
(%)
Copper
Metal
(kt)
CP3
Marsden Total 0.2 - - - 119.83 0.46 553 3.14 0.24 7 122.97 0.46 560 7
Ernest Henry2 Total 0.9 3.96 1.30 51 20.13 1.18 238 4.50 1.00 45 28.59 1.17 334 6
Mt Carlton1 Open pit 0.35 0.59 0.37 2 10.36 0.41 43 0.69 0.68 5 11.64 0.43 50
Mt Carlton Underground 2.4 - - - 0.21 0.99 2 0.05 1.40 1 0.25 1.06 3
Mt Carlton1 Total 0.59 0.37 2 10.57 0.43 45 0.74 0.73 5 11.89 0.44 52 4
Total 4.55 1.18 54 150.53 0.56 836 8.38 0.68 57 163.45 0.58 946

Group Copper Ore Reserves Statement

Copper Proved Probable Total Reserve
Project Type Cut-Off Tonnes
(Mt)
Copper
Grade (%)
Copper
Metal (kt)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Copper
Grade (%)
Copper
Metal (kt)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Copper
Grade (%)
Copper
Metal (kt)
CP3
Marsden 0.3 - - - 65.17 0.57 371 65.17 0.57 371 3
Ernest Henry2 Total 0.9 3.06 1.50 46 12.36 0.96 119 15.42 1.07 165 7
Mt Carlton1 Open pit 0.8 0.59 0.37 2 3.63 0.70 25 4.22 0.64 27 3
Mt Carlton Underground 3.7 - - - 0.28 0.37 1 0.28 0.37 1 6
Mt Carlton1 Total 0.59 0.37 2 3.91 0.66 26 4.50 0.62 28
Total 3.65 1.32 48 81.44 0.63 516 85.09 0.66 564

Group Mineral Resources Competent Person3 (CP) Notes refer to 1. James Biggam; 2. Chris Wilson; 3. Andrew Engelbrecht; 4 Matthew Obiri-Yeboah; 5. Tim Murphy; 6. Colin Stelzer (Glencore); 7. Michael Andrew

Group Ore Reserve Competent Person3 (CP) Notes refer to 1. Ryan Kare; 2. Phillip Jones; 3. Anton Kruger; 4. Dimitri Tahan; 5. Matt Varvari; 6. Tully Davies; 7. Mark Jamieson (Glencore)

The following notes relate to both tables above

Data is reported to significant figures to reflect appropriate precision and may not sum precisely due to rounding

Mineral Resources are reported inclusive of Ore Reserves

1 Includes stockpiles 2 Ernest Henry Operation cut-off 0.9% CuEq

Full details of the Ernest Henry Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves are provided in the report entitled "Glencore Resources and Reserves as at 31 December 2017" released February 2018 and available to view at www.glencore.com. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the Report and that all material assumptions and parameters underpinning the estimates in the Report continue to apply and have not materially changed. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Persons' findings are presented have not been materially modified from the Report. Ernest Henry Resource is reported on a 100% basis for gold and 30% for copper (Evolution Mining has rights to 100% of the revenue from future gold production and 30% of future copper and silver produced from an agreed life of mine area and 49% of future gold, copper and silver produced from the Ernest Henry Resource outside the agreed life of mine area). Apportioning of the resource into the specific rights does not constitute a material change to the reported figures

COMPETENT PERSONS

Competent Persons Statement

The information in this report that relates to exploration results and exploration targets 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 Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 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 consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

On previously reported exploration results at Cracow, Cowal and Mungari, the Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in this presentation. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Persons' findings are presented have not been materially modified.

Activity Competent persons Institute
Cracow Exploration Targets Shane Pike Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Cracow Exploration Results Chris Wilson Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Cowal
Exploration Results and Resource Definition
James Biggam Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Mungari
exploration results
Julian Woodcock Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

DRILL HOLE INFORMATION SUMMARY

Cowal

CBK131* DD 7201630 223651 268 735.00 -50 94 639.2 2.3 1.3 24.7
CBK330* DD 7201475 223590 284 819.70 -55 84 698.0 2.4 1.7 6.4
CNU214 UG DD 7201290 224302 -194 236.50 -25 265 220.5 1.4 1.2 6.7
CNU216 UG DD 7201290 224302 -194 231.10 -19 267 206.1 2.3 2.1 12.8
CNU222A UG DD 7201326 224241 -204 185.80 -24 256 160.9 2.4 2.1 10.8
CNU223 UG DD 7201138 224135 -204 188.50 -25 249 163.2 2.4 2.1 20.8
CNU226 UG DD 7201326 224241 -203 185.70 -26 265 163.2 0.8 0.7 4.3

* Historic hole

Cracow Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
Criteria Commentary
Sampling
techniques
Sample
types
collected at Cracow and used
in
the
reporting of assays were all
diamond
drill
core.
Sample intervals for
drill
core
were
determined
by
visual
logging
of
lithology
type,
veining
style/intensity and alteration style/intensity
to
ensure
a
representative
sample
was
taken.
In
addition,
sampling
is
completed
across
the full
width
of
mineralisation.
Minimum
and
maximum
sample
intervals
were
applied using this
framework.
No
instruments
or tools
requiring
calibration were used as part of
the sampling
process.
Industry
standard
procedures
were followed
with
no significant
coarse gold
issues
that affected
sampling
protocols.
Nominal
3
kg
samples from
drill
core are
subsampled
to
produce
a
50g
sample
submitted
for
fire
assay.
Drilling
techniques
A
combination
of
drilling
techniques
was used across
the
Cracow Lodes.
Diamond
HQ, NQ3
and
LTK60
were
the
most commonly used.
Reported
significant
intercepts were
drilled
both from
surface
and
underground.
Drill sample
recovery
Drill
core

the
measurement
of
length
drilled
Vs.
length
of core
recovered was completed
for
each drilled
run
by the
drill crew.
This was recorded on
a
core loss block placed
in
the
core tray for any loss
identified.
Marking up
of
the
core
by the geological
team then
checked
and confirmed these core
blocks,
and any
additional
core
loss
was
recorded and
blocks
inserted
to
ensure
this
data
was
captured. Any
areas
containing core
loss
were
logged
using the
lithology
code
"Core
Loss"
in
the
lithology field
of
the
database.
Sample loss at
Cracow
was calculated at
less
than
1%
and wasn't considered an
issue.
Washing away
of
sample by the
drilling
fluid in
clay
or
fault
gouge
material
is
the
main cause
of
sample
loss.
In
areas
identified
as
having
lithologies susceptible
to
sample
loss,
drilling
practices and down-hole
fluids
were
modified
to
reduce
or
eliminate
sample loss.
The drilling
contract used at Cracow
states
for
any
given
run,
a
level of
recovery
is
required otherwise financial
penalties
are
applied
to
the
drill
contractor.
This ensures sample recovery
is
prioritised
along
with
production
performance.
Mineralisation at Cracow was
within
Quartz-Carbonate
fissure
veins,
and therefore sample loss rarely
occurs
in
lode material.
No
relationship
between
sample recovery and
grade
was observed.
Logging Geological
logging
was
undertaken onsite
by Evolution
employees
and
less
frequently by
external contractors.
Logging
was completed using
Software
and
uploaded
directly
to
the
database. A
standard
for
logging
at
Cracow was
set
by
the
Core
Logging
Procedure
Drill
Core
is
logged
recording
lithology,
alteration, veining, mineral
sulphides
and geotechnical data.
RC
chip logging
captured
the
same data
with
the exclusion
of geotechnical information.
Logging
was qualitative.
All drill
core was
photographed
wet
using
a
camera stand and an information board
to
ensure
a
consistent
standard of
photography
and relevant information was
captured.
All
core samples collected were
fully
logged.
Sub-sampling
techniques and
sample
preparation
All
LTK60
and most
NQ
drill
holes reported were whole core
sampled. A
small
number
of
NQ
and all
HQ
samples were
cut
and half core
sampled.
Whole
core
samples
were crushed
in
a
jaw
crusher
to
>
70%
passing
2mm;
half
of
this material
was
split
with
a
riffle
splitter
for
pulverising.
No
RC
samples required crushing
in
the
jaw crusher.
Core
and
RC
samples were
pulverised
for
10-14
minutes
in
a
LM5
bowl
with
a
target
of
85%
passing
75µm.
Grind
checks
were
undertaken nominally
every
20
samples.
From this material approximately
120g
was
scooped
for
further analysis and
the
remaining
material
re-bagged.
Duplicates
were
performed
on batches
processed
by
ALS
every
20
samples at both
the
crushing and pulverising stages.
This
sample
preparation
for
drill
samples
is
considered appropriate
for
the
style
of mineralisation at Cracow.
Duplicates were performed on batches
processed
by ALS Brisbane
every
20
samples at both
the crushing
and
pulverising
stages.
Grind
checks were
undertaken
nominally
every
20
samples,
to
ensure sample grind
target
of
85%
passing 75µm
was
met.
Duplicates were completed every
20
samples at both
the
crushing and
pulverising
stages,
with
no
bias
found
at any
sub-sampling
stage.
The
sample
size
collected
is
considered
to
be appropriate
for
the
size
and characteristic of
the
gold
mineralisation being sampled.
Quality of assay
data and
laboratory tests
Sample Analyses

The
samples were analysed
by 50g
Fire
Assay for
Au
with
Atomic
Absorption
(AAS)
finish
and
was
performed at
ALS
Townsville and
ALS
Brisbane
for
underground
and
surface
holes respectively.
For
Ag
an
Aqua
Regia
digest
with
AAS
finish
was completed.
An
analytical
duplicate
was performed every
20
samples,
aligned
in
sequence
with
the crushing
and
pulverising
duplicates.
The
Fire
Assay
Method
is
a
total
technique.
No
other
instruments
that
required
calibration were used for analysis
to
compliment the
assaying at Cracow.
Thirteen
externally
certified standards at
a
suitable range
of
gold grades
(including blanks)
were inserted at
a
minimum
rate
of
1:20
with
each sample
submission.
All
non-conforming results were
investigated
and verified
prior
to
acceptance
of
the
assay data.
Results that
did
not conform
to
the
QAQC
protocols were not used
in
resource estimations.
Monthly
QAQC
reports were
produced
to
watch for any
trends
or
issues
with
bias, precision and
accuracy.
An
inspection
of both
the
prep lab
in
Brisbane
and
the
assay lab
in Townsville
was
conducted
in
December
2017 by
Cracow
personnel.

Cracow Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
Criteria Commentary
Verification of
sampling and
assaying
Verification of assay
results was
standard practice, undertaken at
a
minimum
once per
year.
In
2015,
547
pulp samples
from
Cracow
drillcore
were retested at
SGS
Townsville
to
compare
to
the
results
produced
by
ALS
Townsville.
The umpire sampling
confirmed
the
accuracy
of
the ALS
Townsville
assaying was
within
acceptable
error
limits.
All
sample information
was
stored using Datashed,
an
SQL
database.
The
software
contains
a
number
of
features
to
ensure data integrity.
These
include
(but not
limited
to) not
allowing
overlapping sample intervals,
restrictions on entered
into
certain
fields
and restrictions on what actions can
be
performed
in
the
database
based
on
the individual
user.
Data entry
to
Datashed
was
undertaken through
a
combination
of
site specific
electronic data-entry
sheets,
synchronisation
from
Logchief
and
upload
of
.csv
files.
No
adjustments
are made
to
the
finalised
assay data received from
the laboratory.
Location of data
points
Underground
drill-hole positions were determined
by
traversing,
using
Leica
TS15
Viva survey
instrument (theodolite)
in
the
local
Klondyke
mine
grid.
Down-hole
surveys
were captured
by
an Eastman camera for older holes and
a
Reflex camera on recent holes.
The
mine
co-ordinate
system
at Cracow
is
named the Klondyke
Mine
Grid,
which
transforms
to
MGA94
Grid
and was created and
maintained by
onsite registered
surveyors.
Data spacing
and distribution
Spacing
and
distribution
varied
a
range
of
drill
patterns:
20x20,
40x40x
and
80x80.
The
sample
spacing
required for
the
resource category of each ore
body
is
unique
and may not
fit
the
idealised
spacing indicated above.
All
datasets
were
composited prior
to
estimation.
The
most frequent interval
length
was
1
metre,
particularly inside
and
around mineralised
zones.
Sample intervals
for most
domains
were
composited
to
1m,
with
a
maximum
sample
length
of
no
greater than
1.5m
and
a
minimum
sample
interval
of
0.2m.
A
small
number
of lodes
utilised
a 1.5m
composite as was
appropriate
for
the
sample set for those deposits.
Orientation of
data in relation
to geological
structure
Sample
bias
from non-orientation
of core
is
considered minimal
in
respect
to
mineralisation
at
Cracow.
All
the
significant drill
hole
results reported were
whole
core
sampled
with
the
exception
of
the
two
historical
holes
(CBK131
and
CBK330)
which
were
cut
and half core sent
to
the
lab.
Drill
holes were designed
to
ensure angles of sample intersection
with
the mineralisation
was
as
perpendicular
as
possible.
Where
a
poor
intersection angle
of
individual holes
locally distorted
the
interpreted mineralisation,
these holes may not have been used
to
generate the
wireframe.
Sample security All
staff
undergo
Police
Clearances, are
instructed
on relevant
JORC
2012 requirements
and assaying
is
completed by
registered laboratories.
The
core was
transported by
a
private
contractor
by truck
to
the
assay laboratories.
Audits or
reviews
An
inspection
of sample
preparation
facility in
Brisbane
and
the
Fire
Assay
laboratory
in Townsville
was
conducted
in
by
Cracow
personnel
in
May
2018.
No
major
issues
were
found.

Cracow Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
Criteria
Mineral
tenement and
land tenure
Commentary
ML3219,
ML3221,
ML3223,
ML3224,
ML3227,
ML3228,
ML3229,
ML3230,
ML3231,
ML3232,
ML3243,
ML80024,
ML80088,
ML80089,
ML80114,
ML80120,
ML80144, EPM15981
and
EPM26311
are all
wholly
owned
by
Evolution Mining's
wholly
owned subsidiary,
Lion
Mining
Pty
Ltd.
All
tenure
is
current
and
in
good
standing.
status The
Cracow Goldfields
were
discovered
in 1932,
with
the identification
of
mineralisation at Dawn followed
by
Golden Plateau
in
the
eastern
portion
of
the field.
From
1932
to
1992,
mining
of
Golden Plateau and associated
Exploration
done by other
parties
trends produced 850Koz.
Exploration
across
the
fields and nearby regions
was
completed
by
several
identities including
BP
Minerals Australia, Australian Gold
Resources
Ltd,
ACM
Operations
Pty
Ltd, Sedimentary
Holdings
NL
and
Zapopan
NL.
In
1995,
Newcrest
Mining
Ltd
(NML) entered
into
a
70
%
share
of
the
Cracow
Joint Venture.
Initially
exploration
was
targeting porphyry
type
mineralisation,
focusing
on
the large
areas of
alteration at
Fernyside
and
Myles
Corridor.
This
focus
shifted
to
epithermal exploration
of
the
western
portion
of
the
field,
after
the
discovery of
the
Vera
Mineralisation
at
Pajingo,
which shared
similarities
with
Cracow.
The
Royal
epithermal mineralisation
was discovered
in
1998,
with
further
discoveries of Crown, Sovereign,
Empire,
Phoenix,
Kilkenny
and Tipperary made from
1998 up
to
2008
Evolution
was formed from
the divestment
of Newcrest assets
(including
Cracow) and
the merging
of Conquest and Catalpa
in
2012.
Evolution
continued
exploration
at Cracow from
2012.
Geology The
Cracow
project
area
gold
deposits are
in
the
Lower Permian Camboon Andesite on
the
south-eastern
flank
of
the
Bowen
Basin.
The
regional
strike
is
north-northwest
and
the
dip
20°
west-southwest.
The
Camboon
Andesite
consists
of
andesitic
and
basaltic
lava,
with
agglomerate, tuff and some
inter-bedded
trachytic
volcanics.
The
andesitic
lavas are
typically porphyritic,
with
phenocrysts
of
plagioclase feldspar
(oligocalse or
andesine)
and less
commonly
augite.
To
the
west,
the
Camboon
Andesite
is
overlain
with
an interpreted disconformity
by
fossiliferous
limestone of
the
Buffel Formation.
It
is
unconformably
underlain
to
the
east
by
the
Torsdale Beds,
which
consist
of
rhyolitic
and
dacitic
lavas and
pyroclastics
with
inter-bedded
trachytic
and andesitic
volcanics,
sandstone, siltstone, and
conglomerate.
Mineralisation
is
hosted
in
steeply dipping
low
sulphidation
epithermal veins.
These
veins
found
as
discrete
and as
stockwork
and
are
composed
of
quartz,
carbonate and
adularia,
with
varying
percentages
of
each
mineral.
Vein
textures
include banding
(colloform,
crustiform,
cockade,
moss), breccia
channels
and
massive
quartz,
and indicate
depth
within
the
epithermal
system.
Sulphide
percentage
in the
veins are
generally
low
(<3%)
primarily
composed of
pyrite,
with
minor occurrences of
hessite,
sphalerite and galena.
Rare chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite and
bornite
can also
be found.
Alteration of
the
country rock can
be
extensive
and zone from
the
central veined structure.
This alteration consists
of
silicification,
phyllic
alteration
(silica, sericite
and other clay
minerals)
and
argillic
alteration
in the inner
zone,
grading
outwards
to
potassic (adularia) then an outer
propylitic
zone.
Gold
is
very
fined grained and
found predominantly
as electrum
but
less common
within
clots of
pyrite.
Drill hole
Information
Drill
hole information
is
provided
in
the Appendix
Drill
hole information
summary
table.
Data
aggregation
methods
Intercept length
weighted average techniques, and
minimum
grade truncations and cut-off
grades have been used
in
this
report.
Due
to
the
nature
of
the
drilling,
some composite grades are less than
the
current
resource
cut
off of
2.8g/t,
but
remain
significant
as they
demonstrate mineralisation
in
veins
not
previously
modelled.
Composite, as well as internal
significant
values are stated for
clarity.
No
metal
equivalent
values are used.
Relationship
between
mineralisation
widths and
intercept
lengths
The sampling technique
confirms
the
presence of epithermal
quartz
veining.
There
is
a
direct
relationship between the
mineralisation
widths
and intercept
widths
at Cracow.
The
assays are reported as down hole
intervals
and an estimated
true
width
is
provided.

Other ASD
data collected from drill chips and drill
core
indicated that
the
dominate clay
species
recorded graded from Kaolonite
close
to
surface,
to
Illite
smectite,
then
illite
at
depth.
This
was
interpreted along
with
the
substantive anomalous
arsenic and
molybdenite
geochemistry, as
indicative
of
the upper
levels
of an epithermal
system,
increasing prospectivity at
depth.

exploration data

Further work Further Near Mine Exploration and Resource Definition work on the Cracow tenements will continue in FY18 and extend into FY19.