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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

(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

  1. 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.

  1. 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
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
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

2

  • (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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