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EVOLUTION MINING LIMITED Investor Presentation 2019

Feb 24, 2019

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28TH GLOBAL METALS AND MINING CONFERENCE

FEBRUARY 2019 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

1

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.

All FY19 US dollar values quoted using an AUD:USD exchange rate of 0.725

EVOLUTION SNAPSHOT

ASX
code
EVN
Market capitalisation(1) US\$4.6B
Average daily turnover(2) US\$29M
Net debt(3) US\$30M
Dividend
policy
Payout
of 50% of
after tax earnings
FY19 production guidance 720 –
770koz
FY19 AISC guidance(4) US\$615 –
US\$650/oz
Mineral Resources(5) 14.3Moz
Ore Reserves(5) 7.2Moz
Reserve life(5) ~10 years
Reserve price assumption(6) US\$1,000/oz

REGISTER February 2019 Australia, 51.0% Asia, 2.0% Other, 0.3% UK and Europe, 17.7% North America, 29.0%

Major shareholders Van Eck 13.6% La Mancha 9.5%

  • (1) Based on share price of A\$3.77 per share on 11 February 2019
  • (2) Average daily share turnover for one month through to 11 February 2019
  • (3) As at 31 December 2018
  • (4) Using an AUD:USD exchange rate of 0.725
  • (5) See Appendix for details on Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves
  • (6) Evolution uses a conservative reserve gold price assumption of A\$1,350 per ounce 3

CLEAR AND CONSISTENT STRATEGY

Focused portfolio of 6 – 8 assets

Upgrade the quality of our asset portfolio

Reduce costs and grow free cash flow per share

Extend reserve life

Deliver consistent returns to shareholders

A globally relevant mid-tier gold producer

LOW COST

Evolution is the lowest cost producer of the top 20 gold miners in the Van Eck Gold Miners Index (GDX)(1)

All-in Sustaining Cost (US\$/oz)

ASX primary listing (Half Year FY19A) Non-ASX primary listing (Full Year 2018A)

(1) Excludes Cia De Minas Buenaventura, Zijin Mining

(2) Bottom end of company guidance (Actuals not released at time of publishing)

1,236

EBITDA MARGINS

  • Group EBITDA margin of 48%
  • Improved portfolio quality in recent years
  • Longer life assets generating highest margins

6

RETURN ON INVESTMENT

  • Generating a return on investment a primary focus of the business
  • Longest life assets generating highest returns
  • Assets generating returns of up to 23% per annum
  • Mt Carlton and Cracow have already fully repaid all invested capital

Bubble size represents midpoint of FY19 production guidance

7

FINANCIAL POSITION

  • 75% increase in operating cash flow per ounce since FY14
  • Balance sheet liquidity of A\$664M
  • Cash balance: A\$314M
  • Undrawn revolver: A\$350M available
  • Net bank debt position of A\$41M
  • Since FY15:
  • Debt repayments: A\$854M
  • Dividend payments: A\$343M
  • Excess cash to be returned to shareholders with debt now largely repaid
  • Hedge book: 475,000oz at A\$1,816/oz

Operating cash flow (A\$/oz)

Debt repayments & dividends paid1 (A\$M)

  1. Dividends paid are the sum of interim and final dividends in each financial year

COWAL E46

  • Sustainable, reliable, low cost production
  • Developing a pathway to produce >300kozpa
  • Exploration success delivering transformational organic growth

FY19 GUIDANCE

Gold production 240 -
250koz
AISC US\$705 –
US\$780/oz

(1) Net of mining depletion (2) Float Tails Leach project completed in December 2018. Expected increase in recoveries of 4 – 6%

Untapped potential

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

Resource 172koz

Galway Regal, E46 Open Pit Resource 486koz

GRE46 UG Resource 604koz

Cowal December 2017 Resource 6.1Moz Au Reserves 3.0Moz Au

  1. See the Appendix of this slide deck for further information on the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve

E41E Resource 235koz

E41W Resource 295koz

PERFORMANCE SINCE JULY 2015 ACQUISITION

Gold production 878koz Net mine cash flow A\$468M Mine life extended by 8 years 20242032 Ore Reserves increased by 1.4Moz(1) 1.6Moz3.0Moz Plant throughput increased by 800ktpa 7.2Mtpa8.0Mtpa Recoveries increasing by 5%(2) 82%87% Discovery of a new ore body Dalwhinnie lode

PATHWAY TO 300KOZPA

  • Float Tails Leach completed in December 2018
  • Recoveries expected to increase by 4 6%
  • Stage H cutback (FY18 – FY21)
  • Extends mine life to 2032
  • Plant expansion from 7.5Mtpa to 9.8Mtpa
  • Regulatory approval granted in October 2018
  • Stage 1 expansion to 8.7Mtpa works to commence in March 2019 quarter with commissioning expected late FY20
  • Underground exploration decline
  • Access to higher grade of 3 4 g/t Au
  • Works commencing in March 2018 quarter
  • Resource definition and discovery drilling at GRE46 and Dalwhinnie lode

GRE46 AND DALWHINNIE RESULTS

11 Drill hole intersections are extracted from the presentation entitled "2018 Investor Day" on 4 September 2018, September Quarterly Report 2018 on 15 October 2018, Cowal plant expansion, discovery success and outlook upgrade on 22 November 2018 and December Quarterly Report on 24 January 2019 released to the ASX and available to view at 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. See the Appendix of this presentation for details on the Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves

ERNEST HENRY

  • History of reliable operational delivery
  • Exceptionally high margins
  • Evolution's interest generating free cash flow in excess of A\$200M per year
  • Planned drilling in December 2019 quarter to extend mine life below 1,200mRL

MUNGARI

  • Ore Reserves and Mineral Resources provide solid 10 year base load production platform
  • Targeting 150koz through organic growth including:
  • High-grade discoveries
  • Improving plant efficiencies
  • Best intercept from recent discovery drilling at Scottish Archer:
  • 7.0m (6.8m etw) at 127g/t Au1

FY19 GUIDANCE

Gold production 125 -
135koz
AISC US\$760 –
US\$780/oz

Objective Increase production to 150,000ozpa

  1. Extracted from the report entitled "December Quarterly Report" released to the ASX 24 January 2019 and available to view at 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.

MT CARLTON

  • Generating exceptional returns
  • Net mine cash flow averaged in excess of A\$100M per year in FY16 – FY18
  • Underground mine development to bring forward access to high-grade Link Zone
  • Current mine life to FY25 with extensions likely

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

FY19 GUIDANCE

Gold production 95 –
105koz
AISC US\$485 –
US\$520/oz

CRACOW AND MT RAWDON

FY19 GUIDANCE CRACOW MT RAWDON
Gold production 80 –
85koz
95 –
105koz
AISC US\$905 –
US\$940/oz
US\$725 –
US\$760/oz

QUEENSLAND EXPLORATION

Drummond Exploration Project (Evolution earning 80%)

▪ Early-stage epithermal (low-sulphidation) vein project (520km2 )

Connors Arc Exploration Project (Evolution 100%)

▪ Large land package (3,500km2 ) prospective for low (e.g. Cracow) and high sulphidation (e.g. Mt Carlton) epithermal deposits

DISCOVERY STRATEGY

FY19 Discovery Guidance A\$40-55M

Approach: Upgrade the pipeline

People

New, invigorated
world class team

Fostering a
discovery culture
Tactics

Build land positions
in key camps

3D architecture
and footprint
vectoring
Deposit Styles

Epithermal –
low/intermediate &
high sulphidation

Orogenic lode gold
Geographic
Focus

Emphasis in
Australia

Evaluating North
America
Tennant
Creek
A\$1–2M
Drummond
Project
Mt Carlton
A\$1–2M
A\$1–2M
Connors
Arc

Enablers: Leveraging the best teams

Organisation

  • Near-mine exploration tailored to meet the needs of our operations
  • Group Discovery seasoned leadership; centre of technical expertise; evaluations and execution teams

Partnerships

• Become a partner of choice

Mungari

• Deploy Evolution expertise

GENERATING SUPERIOR FINANCIAL RETURNS

Global leader in low cost production

Strong track record in creating value

Reputation for reliability and transparency

Discovery team delivering transformational organic growth

Shareholders rewarded through dividends and capital growth

FY19 GUIDANCE: PRODUCTION AND COSTS

FY19 Guidance Gold production All-in sustaining cost* All-in sustaining cost*
(oz) (A\$/oz) (US\$/oz)
Cowal 240,000 – 975 – 705 –
250,000 1,075 780
Mungari 125,000 – 1,050 – 760 –
135,000 1,100 800
Mt Carlton 95,000 – 670 – 485 –
105,000 720 520
Mt Rawdon 95,000 – 1,000 – 725 –
105,000 1,050 760
Cracow 80,000 – 1,250 – 905 –
85,000 1,300 940
Ernest Henry 85,000 – (575) – (415) –
90,000 (525) (380)
Corporate 45 –
50
33 –
36
Group 720,000 – 850 – 615 –
770,000 900 650
Ernest Henry (Cu t) 19,000 –
21,000
Mt Carlton (Cu t) 800 –
1,000

FY19 GUIDANCE: CAPITAL

Major project capital items

Cowal:

  • Stage H cut-back (A\$70 A\$75M)
  • Float Tails Leach (A\$6 A\$9M)
  • Other process plant projects (A\$29 A\$36M)

Mt Carlton

  • Open pit mine development (A\$20 A\$23M)
  • Underground Infrastructure (A\$5 A\$7M)
  • Mt Rawdon
  • Mine Development (A\$25 A\$30M)

Cracow

Underground development (A\$10 – A\$15M)

FY19 Guidance Sustaining
Capital
(A\$M)
Major
Capital
(A\$M)
Cowal 55 –
60
105 –
120
Mungari 10 –
15
0 –
5
Mt Carlton 7.5 –
12.5
25 –
30
Mt Rawdon 5 –
10
25 –
30
Cracow 17.5 –
22.5
10 –
15
Ernest Henry 10 –
15
0
Group 105 –
135
165 –
200

FY19 GUIDANCE: DISCOVERY AND NON-CASH

FY19 Guidance Depreciation &
Amortisation*
(A\$/oz)
Fair Value
Unwind
(A\$M)
Resource
Definition**
(A\$M)
Discovery
(A\$M)
Cowal 430 –
480
10 –
15
3 –
7
15 –
20
Mungari 500 –
550
10 –
15
2 –
4
15 –
20
Mt Carlton 580 –
630
0 –
1
1 –
2
Mt Rawdon 550 –
600
0 –
1
0 –
1
Cracow 320 –
370
3 –
7
1 –
3
Ernest Henry 1,320 –
1,360
0 0
Corporate 0 8 –
9
Group 575 –
625
20 –
30
10 –
20
40 –
55

* Depreciation & Amortisation FY19 guidance includes fair value unwind and amortisation of Ernest Henry prepayment (10-12%)

** Resource definition is included in the Sustaining Capital guidance

3 YEAR OUTLOOK: FY19–FY21

AISC Guidance A\$/oz

Major Project Capital Guidance A\$M

128 171 165 115 100 200 145 125 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 Major Capex Low Major Capex High

Further information on the production guidance is provided on slide 23 of this presentation

PRODUCTION TARGET

Cautionary statement concerning the proportion of Exploration Targets1

Of Evolution's Production Outlook, 2% is comprised of Exploration Targets. The potential quantity and grade of this exploration target is conceptual in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to determine a Mineral Resource and there is no certainty that further exploration work will result in the determination of Mineral Resources or that production target itself will be realised.

Cautionary statement concerning the proportion of Inferred Mineral Resources

There is a low level of geological confidence associated with Inferred Mineral Resources and there is no certainty that further exploration work will result in the determination of Indicated Mineral Resources or that the production target itself will be realised.

Material Assumptions

The material assumptions on which the Production Target is based are presented in ASX release Annual Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves Statement" released to the ASX on 19 April 2018 and available to view at www.evolutionmining.com.au. The material assumptions upon which on which the forecast financial information is based are:

Silver A\$20/oz
Copper A\$8,800/t
Diesel A\$110/bbl

Competent Persons Statement

The estimated Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves underpinning the Production Target and Exploration Target have been prepared by Competent Persons in accordance with the requirements in Appendix 5A (JORC Code). The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Persons findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcement.

Relevant proportions of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves underpinning the Production Target

The Production Target comprises 96.5% Probable Ore Reserves, 1.5% Inferred Mineral Resources and 2% Exploration Targets.

  1. For information on the Exploration Targets, refer to ASX release entitled "Three Year Outlook and High-Grade Drill results from new Dalwhinnie Lode at Cowal" released to the ASX on 4 September 2018 and available to view at www.evolutionmining.com.au
Production target
FY19 –
FY21
FY19 FY20 FY21
Gold production (koz) 720 – 725 – 710 –
770 775 765
AISC (A\$/oz) 850 – 845 – 860 –
900 895 910
Sustaining capital (A\$/M) 105 – 115 – 95 –
135 145 125
Major project capital 165 – 115 – 100 -
(A\$M) 200 145 125

DEC 2018 HALF-YEAR: PRODUCTION AND COST SUMMARY

December half-year FY19 Units Cowal Mungari Mt Carlton Mt Rawdon Cracow Ernest Henry Group
Total ore mined kt 3,754 962 416 875 306 3,468 9,781
Total tonnes processed kt 3,957 791 398 1,681 292 3,568 10,687
Grade processed g/t 1.16 2.72 5.28 1.04 5.17 0.57 1.33
Recovery % 80.7 93.4 89.2 89.1 92.0 80.0 86.0
Gold produced oz 119,504 65,112 52,298 50,119 44,731 50,450 382,214
Silver produced oz 137,695 10,268 123,715 56,942 19,476 35,088 383,183
Copper produced t 0 0 566 0 0 10,882 11,448
Gold sold oz 124,449 67,052 50,419 49,652 43,684 49,300 384,556
Achieved gold price A\$/oz 1,687 1,687 1,749 1,685 1,689 1,686 1,695
Cost Summary 0
Mining A\$/prod oz 211 722 101 333 452 410 353
Processing A\$/prod oz 452 316 303 433 238 243 353
Administration and selling costs A\$/prod oz 133 115 226 118 145 397 177
Stockpile adjustments A\$/prod oz (7) (55) (19) 234 (3) 0 16
By-product credits A\$/prod oz (24) (3) (149) (23) (9) (1,830) (274)
C1 Cash Cost A\$/prod oz 765 1,095 463 1,094 822 (781) 626
C1 Cash Cost A\$/sold oz 735 1,063 480 1,104 842 (799) 622
Royalties A\$/sold oz 46 40 134 85 92 153 80
Gold in Circuit and other adjustments A\$/sold oz 20 13 (20) (32) (21) 0 (0)
Sustaining capital2 A\$/sold oz 175 151 144 98 304 140 169
Reclamation and other adjustments A\$/sold oz 13 12 34 21 14 0 15
Administration costs3 A\$/sold oz 42
All-in Sustaining Cost A\$/sold oz 989 1,279 772 1,277 1,231 (506) 928
Major project capital A\$/sold oz 425 36 228 325 57 0 222
Discovery A\$/sold oz 50 138 8 3 22 0 51
All-in Cost A\$/sold oz 1,463 1,453 1,008 1,605 1,309 (506) 1,201

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

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

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 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 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 2017 GOLD ORE RESERVES COWAL DEC 2017 MINERAL RESOURCES AND ORE RESERVES

Cowal
Gold Mineral Resources -
December 2017
Mineral Resource Measured Indicated Inferred Total Resource
Tonnes Grade Cont. Metal
Au (koz)
Tonnes Grade
(Mt)
Au (g/t)
Cont. Metal
Au (koz)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
Au (g/t)
Cont. Metal
Au (koz)
Tonnes Grade Cont.
(Mt) Au (g/t) (Mt) Au (g/t) Metal Au
(koz)
E42 Oxide - - - 0.21 0.65 4 0.02 0.51 0 0.23 0.64 5
E42 Primary - - - 114.40 0.86 3,148 1.65 0.57 30 116.04 0.85 3,179
E42 Stockpile 46.64 0.70 1,049 - - - - - - 46.64 0.70 1,049
E41 Oxide - - - 4.18 1.19 160 0.65 1.73 36 4.83 1.26 196
E41 Primary - - - 11.14 0.89 319 0.98 1.60 50 12.12 0.95 369
E46 Oxide - - - 3.88 1.22 152 - - - 3.88 1.22 152
E46 Primary - - - 0.68 1.06 23 - - - 0.68 1.06 23
GR46 UG - - - - - - 5.90 3.17 603 5.90 3.17 603
GRE46 Oxide - - - 1.28 1.66 68 0.75 1.83 44 2.02 1.73 112
GRE46 Primary - - - 6.23 1.48 298 1.23 2.37 94 7.46 1.63 391
Total 46.64 0.70 1,049 141.99 0.91 4,173 11.17 2.39 858 199.80 0.95 6,079
Cowal
Gold Mine Ore Reserves -
December 2017
Ore Reserve Cut-off (g/t
Au)
Proved Probable Total Reserve
Tonnes Grade Au Cont. Metal Tonnes Grade Au Cont. Metal Tonnes Grade Au Cont. Metal
(Mt) (g/t) Au (koz) (Mt) (g/t) Au (koz) (Mt) (g/t) Au (koz)
E42 oxide 0.40 - - - 0.21 0.65 4 0.21 0.65 4
E42 primary 0.40 - - - 69.44 0.89 1,994 69.44 0.89 1,994
Stockpile 0.40 46.64 0.70 1,049 - - - 46.64 0.70 1,049
Total 46.64 0.70 1,049 69.64 0.89 1,998 116.28 0.81 3,046

Data is reported to significant figures and differences may occur due to rounding

Mineral Resources are reported inclusive of Ore Reserves

Mineral Resources have been reported above a cut-off grade of 0.40g/t gold and constrained within an A\$1,800/oz pit optimisation shell

The Cowal Mineral Resource Competent Person is James Biggam and the Ore Reserve Competent Person is Ryan Kare

This information is extracted from the ASX release entitled "Annual Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves Statement" released to the ASX on 19 April 2018. Evolution confirms that that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in that release and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates continue to apply and have not materially changed

SUSTAINABILITY

  • Inaugural Sustainability Report published in December 2018 half-year
  • Driving safety culture where our people do the right thing because they want to, not because they have to
  • HSE System and Critical Control verification audits conducted at each asset during the December 2018 half-year

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

  • Four environmental enhancement projects underway
  • Environmental protocols implemented to manage environmental impacts and risk
  • Life of mine environmental management plans developed for all sites
  • Environmental assurance audit program and environmental compliance
  • Periodic reviews to ensure that performance targets and objectives are being met
  • No material environmental incidents

We are committed to achieving an outstanding level of environmental performance at all our sites

SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS

Social licence to operate score 4.1 out of 5.0

  • 'High approval' a high level of social licence compared to other global miners1
  • Nine Shared Value projects underway creating tangible, sustainable legacies in our communities beyond the life of our mine
  • A\$1B contributed to the Australian economy in FY18
  • Royalties: A\$49M
  • Taxes: A\$48M
  • Wages: A\$226M
  • Goods and Services: A\$614M
    • Direct spend with local community organisations: A\$80M
  • Net interest: A\$18M
  • Dividends: A\$110M
  • 52% of employees across our operations are locals
  • 4% of employees identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

Somewhere Down the Lachlan (NSW) sculpture trail - a Shared Value Project to promote regional tourism

OUR PEOPLE

Attract, engage, develop and retain talent

  • Developing our leaders via bespoke leadership programs
  • Guiding Our Leaders Program (GOLD) completed by 119 of our senior leaders
  • SILVER Program completed by 201 of our front line managers
  • Supporting Graduate Programs and Vacation Employment through the cycle
  • 12 graduates commenced in 2019 50% female intake
  • Building our talent pipelines through strengthening relationships with universities and high schools
  • Queensland Minerals Education Academy partnership
  • Creating flexible work opportunities
  • Mungari Return to Work program
  • Rewarding our people for challenging the status quo and delivering operational improvements
  • Act like an Owner Program

Inspired people creating Australia's premier gold mining company

COST STRUCTURE

  • Top seven expense groups account for ~78% of total costs
  • Proactively managing input costs
  • Cost reduction of 10% on A\$100M of contracts in FY18
  • Continue to competitively test market for cost reductions
  • Major focus on productivity and efficiency improvements
  • Labour: employee and contractors comprises ~46%
  • Labour rate movements averaging 3%
  • No material increases expected in near term
  • Employee voluntary turnover rate of 12%
  • Power costs secured for next 3 years
  • FY18 increase over FY17 prices was 40%
  • Evaluation of alternative source in progress

M&A STRATEGY

  • The rules are simple:
  • Improve the quality of the portfolio
  • Logical
  • Value accretive
  • Opportunistic
  • But delivery is not simple. It requires the ability to:
  • Recognise the opportunity
  • Execute the transaction
  • Integrate acquired assets