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EVOLUTION MINING LIMITED — Investor Presentation 2018
Aug 6, 2018
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2018 DIGGERS AND DEALERS DELIVERING ON STRATEGY
J A K E K L E I N – E X E C U T I V E C H A I R M A N
7 A U G U S T 2 0 1 8

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.

SNAPSHOT
FY18 PERFORMANCE
| ASX code |
EVN |
|---|---|
| Market capitalisation(1) | A\$4.8B |
| Average daily turnover(2) | A\$33M |
| Net debt(3) | A\$72M |
| Forward sales(3) | 250,000oz at A\$1,711/oz |
| Dividend policy |
Payout of 50% of after tax earnings |
| Major shareholders | Van Eck 13.7% La Mancha 9.6% |
| Mineral Resources | 14.3Moz |
| Ore Reserves | 7.2Moz |
| Gold production | 801koz |
|---|---|
| A\$797/oz | |
| AISC (4) | US\$618/oz |
| Operating cash flow | A\$812M |
| Net mine cash flow | A\$540M |
| Net debt reduction | A\$326M |
| Cash dividends paid | A\$110M |
| Group AISC US\$1,259 |
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(1) Based on share price of A\$2.88 per share on 31 July 2018
(2) Average daily share turnover for one month through to 31 July 2018
(3) As at 30 June 2018
(4) Includes C1 plus royalties, sustaining capital, corporate and admin expense USD costs calculated using the average AUD:USD exchange rate for FY18 of 0.7752
TOP 10 ASX GOLD COMPANIES

CLEAR AND CONSISTENT STRATEGY
Build a reputation for reliability and transparency
Reduce All-in sustaining costs
Increase free cash flow per share
Increase returns via dividends
Extend reserve life
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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
| Group AISC Impact | ||
|---|---|---|
| April 2015 | Mungari acquisition |
A\$30/oz |
| May 2015 | Cowal acquisition |
A\$100/oz |
| August 2016 | Ernest Henry economic interest acquisition | A\$100/oz |
| August 2016 | Pajingo divestment |
A\$15/oz |
| September 2017 | Edna May divestment | A\$50/oz |
FY16 – FY18 three year performance
Production: 2.45Moz Net mine cash flow: A\$1,430M Debt repayments: A\$687M Cash dividends paid: A\$193M Cash balance increase: A\$266M

INVESTING IN THE FUTURE
- Cowal Stage H cutback
- Cowal Float Tails Leach project
- Cowal plant expansion (subject to Mod 14 and Board approval)
- Mungari White Foil cutback and regional open pits
- Mt Carlton mine life extensions Stage 4 and/or underground (subject to Board approval)
- Mt Rawdon cutback
- Cracow high intensity grinding


FY19 discovery investment A\$40 – A\$55 million

QUALITY ASSET PORTFOLIO


- This information is extracted from the reports entitled "Annual Mineral Resources and Ore Reserve Statement" released by Evolution to ASX on 19 April 2018 and is available to view on www.evolutionmining.com.au.
Source: Data sourced from Company reported figures and guidance where available
SAFETY CULTURE
Driving a culture where our people are doing the right because they want to – not because they have to
▪ Consistent improvement in Group total recordable injury frequency
Act Like an Owner Program
▪ Inspired by a sense of ownership to challenge the status quo and deliver operational improvements across our business


Evolution's Mines Rescue Group who participated in the NSW Mines Rescue Challenge

SUCCESS AT COWAL

- Gold production 759koz since acquisition1
- A\$431M net mine cash flow since acquisition
- Average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 23% p.a.
- Mine life extended by 8 years to 2032
- Mod 14 application to increase plant throughput from 7.5Mtpa to 9.8Mtpa
- Float Tails Leach project to increase recoveries by 4 – 6% (completion December 2018 quarter)
- Exploration success creating exciting organic growth pipeline
Challenge Increase production to a sustainable 300,000 ounces p.a.
COWAL EXPLORATION

Long projection of the GRE46 structure looking west showing the drill results received during the June 2018 quarter2
Mineral Resources 6.1Moz1 Ore Reserves 3.0Moz1
FY19 discovery budget increased to A\$15 – 20 million
▪ Includes development of GRE46 exploration decline
Galway-Regal-E46 (GRE46)
- 603koz maiden underground Mineral Resource1
- Recent step out drilling confirmed potential for additional underground resources
E41 West
▪ Drilling confirmed down dip continuation of a high grade structure
East Giral
▪ 7km long anomaly oulined through aircore drilling

1. This information is extracted from ASX release entitled "Annual Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves Statement" released on 19 April 2018 and is available on www.evolutionmining.com.au. See the appendix of this slide deck for further details
2. This information is extracted from ASX release entitled "June 2018 Quarterly Report" released on 19 July 2018 and is available on www.evolutionmining.com.au. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information in the original market announcement Reported intervals are down hole widths as true widths are not currently known 11
ERNEST HENRY
Since acquisition1 :
- Gold production – 155koz
- Copper production – 34kt
- Net mine cash flow – A\$301 million
- Average ROIC – 21% p.a.


- Acquisition completed in November 2016. Evolution's economic intertest will deliver 100% of gold and 30% of copper and silver revenue from an agreed life of mine area. Outside of the life of mine area Evolution will have a 49% interest in future gold, copper and silver production from Ernest Henry
Ernest Henry ore body looking west



MT CARLTON
Challenge
Maintain low
All-in Sustaining Costs

MUNGARI
- 10 year mine life with material upside1
- Strategic footprint in a world-class Kalgoorlie region
- 1.6Mtpa plant consistently performing above nameplate
- Cash flow to increase with White Foil cutback complete
- Recent Castle Hill acquisition adds >2 years to mine life
- FY19 exploration budget of A\$15 20 million
Challenge Increase production to a sustainable 150,000 ounces p.a. Mungari resource definition

drilling and region projects

MT RAWDON CRACOW
- FY18 net mine cash flow: A\$50 million
- Substantial increase in cash generation post completion of open pit cutback
- Current Life of Mine to 2025
- 1.5 million ounces of gold produced since commissioning 2001
Challenge Maintain strong free cash flow generation
- FY18 net mine cash flow: A\$37 million
- Current Life of Mine to 2023
- Strong history of reserve replacement
- Recent resource definition drilling delivering mine life extensions
Challenge Maintain a 3 – 5 year mine life

"A company shouldn't get addicted to being shiny, because shiny doesn't last."
Jeff Bezos, CEO Amazon
Global Sector Challenges
- Resource nationalism
- Loss of investor confidence
- Lack of discoveries
Australian Sector Challenges
- Cost pressures
- Skills shortages

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 ORE RESERVES
| Group Gold Ore Reserves – July 2018 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7.22 | 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
2Ernest 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 GOLD MINERAL RESOURCES
| Group Gold Mineral Resources – July 2018 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 | 0.36 | 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 2Ernest 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
Evolution Mining
DIVERSIFIED MID-TIER GOLD MINER STABLE MINING JURISDICTION
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowal (100%) |
Mungari (100%) |
Mt Carlton (100%) |
Mt Rawdon (100%) |
Cracow (100%) |
Ernest Henry (economic interest) |
Group Total |
|
| 1 Gold Reserves (Moz) |
3.05 | 0.83 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.24 | 0.90 | 7.22 |
| 1 Copper Reserves (kt) |
371 | 28 | 165 | ||||
| 1 Gold Resources (Moz) |
6.08 | 2.58 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 0.51 | 1.92 | 14.27 |
| 1 Copper Resources (kt) |
560 | 52 | 334 | ||||
| Reserve grade (g/t Au)1 | 0.81 | 1.82 | 4.92 | 0.79 | 5.15 | 0.55 | 0.80 |
| Reserve grade (% Cu)1 | 0.57 | 0.62 | 1.07 | 0.66 | |||
| 2,3 FY18 Au production (koz) |
258 | 118 | 112 | 105 | 90 | 95 | 801 |
| 3 FY18 AISC (A\$/oz) |
877 | 1,181 | 535 | 884 | 1,181 | (641) | 797 |
| FY18 net mine cash flow3 | 101.2 | 23.7 | 108.7 | 49.7 | 36.7 | 219.2 | 539.2 |

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- (2) Group production total includes 21,639oz gold from Edna May operation (FY18Q1)
- (3) This information is extracted from the report entitled "June 2018 Quarterly Report" released by Evolution to ASX on 19 July 2018 and is available to view on
Location bubble size denotes FY18 gold production (annualised for Ernest Henry 22
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