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EVOLUTION MINING LIMITED — Investor Presentation 2021
Mar 30, 2021
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COWAL SITE VISIT JOHN PENHALL – GENERAL MANAGER
31 March 2021
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
We would like to acknowledge the Wiradjuri people who are the Traditional Custodians of the Land.
We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present of the Wiradjuri Nation and extend that respect to other Indigenous Australians who are present.

"We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home."
Aboriginal Proverb
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.
This presentation has been approved for release by Evolution's Board of Directors.
AUD:USD exchange rate assumption of 0.75 used throughout this presentation unless stated otherwise.

PREMIER GLOBAL MID-TIER GOLD COMPANY

B E S T I N C L A S S F I N A N C I A L R E T U R N S EBITDA margin1of 56% Sector leading cash flow per ounce Dividends per ounce2 of A\$341

H I G H Q U A L I T Y P O R T F O L I O
Long-life, low-cost cornerstone operations Tier 1 jurisdictions Focused portfolio of 6 – 8 assets
A T T R A C T I V E G R O W T H P R O F I L E
Cowal production objective 350kozpa Red Lake production objective 300 – 500kozpa Ernest Henry extensions below 1,200mRL

1. H1FY21 excluding Red Lake 2. H1FY21

SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES
The objective of our sustainability efforts is to deliver long-term stakeholder value through safe, low-cost gold production in an environmentally and socially responsible manner

Be an employer of choice attracting the most talented people and foster a safe, diverse and inclusive workplace

Demonstrate robust risk management and safety leadership

Contribute positively to local, regional and national sustainability efforts by achieving an outstanding level of environmental stewardship

Actively manage climate related risks and opportunities including improving energy efficiency and the responsible management of water

Be transparent at all levels of Corporate Governance, comply with applicable laws & regulations and operate at the highest standards of financial and ethical behaviour


Protect and enhance our reputation as a trusted partner and provide community benefits that endure beyond the life of our mines

Relentlessly drive for operational excellence through an innovative culture and inspired people delivering to plan

Advance the outcomes for indigenous peoples and protect their Cultural Heritage

Respect the human rights of all our stakeholders
EVOLUTION SNAPSHOT
| ASX CODE |
EVN |
|---|---|
| MARKET CAPITALISATION (1) | A\$7.4B |
| AVERAGE DAILY TURNOVER(2) | A\$50M |
| NET DEBT(3) | A\$87M |
| DIVIDEND POLICY | Payout of 50% of free cash flow |
| GOLD MINERAL RESOURCES(4) | 26.4Moz |
| GOLD ORE RESERVES(4) | 9.9Moz |
| RESERVE PRICE ASSUMPTION | A\$1,450/oz |
| FY21 PRODUCTION GUIDANCE | 670 – 730koz |
| FY21 AISC GUIDANCE | A\$1,240 – A\$1,300/oz |
(1) Based on share price of A\$4.30 per share on 23 March 2021 (2) Average daily share turnover for one month through to 23 March 2021 (3) As at 31 December 2020. Bank debt of A\$525 million less cash of A\$438 million (4) See the Appendix of this presentation for further details on Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves stated in this presentation
Production increasing by 17% over next two years (koz)

Declining AISC profile (A\$/oz)

AISC guidance low AISC guidance high
COWAL – A CORNERSTONE ASSET
Building towards sustainable, reliable, low-cost production of 350,000 ounces per annum
Continued growth opportunities from high-grade underground ore body which remains open
Open pit Ore Reserves provide long-term production base
Low-cost processing plant (permitted to 9.8Mtpa)
Potential for new discoveries
Supportive stakeholders, community and government
COWAL CONTRIBUTION TO EVOLUTION GROUP OPERATING CASH PRODUCTION


COWAL – A WORLD CLASS DEPOSIT

| Ore Reserves | 137.9Mt at 1.04g/t Au for 4.6Moz Au |
|---|---|
| Mineral Resources | 290.2Mt at 1.04g/t Au for 9.7Moz Au |
| Access | Sealed road connecting to West Wyalong and major regional highways |
| Power | Grid power supplied to the mine by 132kV transmission line |
| Workforce | Residential |
| Employees and contractors |
~500 |
| Time roster | 7:7, 8:6, 5:2:4:3 |
| Location | Approximately 38km north-east of West Wyalong in New South Wales, Australia |
|---|---|
| Property | Mining Lease (ML 1535 & ML1791) encompasses an area of 2,886 hectares and lies within Evolution's total property holding of ~14,200 hectares |
| Commencement | Mining commenced 2005 and processing 2006 |
| Approval | Operation currently approved until 2032 |
| Mining method | Conventional open pit |
| Owner-Miner | |
| Minerals | Gold |
| Mineralisation type | Structurally hosted epithermal to mesothermal sheeted veins and shear hosted lodes |
| Tenement package | 1,358km2 |
| Process method | Grinding, gravity, flotation and cyanide leaching circuits |
| Plant capacity | ~9Mtpa – permitted to 9.8Mtpa |
VALUE ACCRETION
Evolution acquired Cowal in July 2015
| 2015 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ore Reserves | 1.6Moz | 4.6Moz |
| Mineral Resources | 3.4Moz | 9.7Moz |
| Mine life | 2024 | 2032+ |
| Plant capacity | 7.2Mtpa | ~9.0Mtpa |
| Gold production | 1.3Moz | |
| Net mine cash flow | A\$824M |

Sustainable, reliable, low-cost production


SUSTAINABILITY
INTEGRATED INTO EVERYTHING WE DO
- Water Management
- Increased return water for reuse from Integrated Waste Landform (+20%/day)
- Saline water to reduce reliance on freshwater resources
- Extreme weather support for the community
- Developing energy and emissions reduction pathways toward net zero
- ~500+ local jobs (>70% reside in region)
- Partnership with Wiradjuri Condobolin Corporation
- Supportive stakeholders, community and government
- A\$18M of NSW Royalties paid in FY20
- Local procurement spend ~A\$37Mpa
- ~5% Indigenous workers, advancing cultural competency
- ~18% female workers
- Diversity and Inclusion focus

- Risk based decision approach supported by policies & standards
- Risk Management framework aligned with Australian and International standards and guidelines
- COVID-19 enhanced business continuity planning
- Strong reporting, investigation and learning culture
- Signatories to the International Cyanide Management Code
- ISO14001 certified
- Integrated Waste Landform (IWL)
- Zero incidents of material harm
- Digitisation of data monitoring
- Increased biodiversity in lake due to good land management
- Developing long-term strategic partnerships assuring cultural heritage with traditional custodians
SUSTAINABILITY – SAFETY & HEALTH
Key initiatives to improve our safety performance
- Lead Indicators
- 265% increase in hazard reports, ~1,600 safety interactions completed monthly over the past 12 months
- People, Training and Communication
- Increased workforce training to upskill workforce
- Health programs – skin checks, flu vaccines, targeted campaigns with monthly newsletters
- Systems
- Risk framework simplified; new sustainability management database implemented
- Contractor safety management ramped up to match increased site activity
- Response
- COVID management successfully embedded into operation
- Expanded Emergency Response Team (ERT) resources and capability
- Improved incident investigation quality for improved learnings
Total Recordable Injury Frequency (TRIF) of 5.2

TRIF –The frequency of total recordable injuries per million hours worked. Results shown are based on a 12-month moving average (12MMA)


COWAL GROWTH STRATEGY
Building towards consistent, reliable, low-cost production for 20+ years
- Underground development pathway to 350kozpa
- Underground Feasibility Study underway
- 3.0Moz Mineral Resource, 1.0Moz Ore Reserve
- High-grade orebodies open at depth
- Process permitting to 9.8Mtpa for long-term optionality
- Open pits provides long-term base load ore feed
- Stage H cutback
- Pre-feasibility study: potential E42 extensions beyond Stage H, E41 and E46 satellite pits
- Continued transformational organic growth driven by discovery
- World-class gold-copper geologic setting


UNDERGROUND FEASIBILITY STUDY
Feasibility Study Life of Mine design of underground development and stopes

PATHWAY TO >350KOZPA OF LOW-COST PRODUCTION
| Achievements | Key milestones to 350kozpa+ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | FY2017 – 2018 |
FY2019 – 2020 |
FY2021 – FY2023 |
FY2024 + |
| Acquired in July 2015 Mine permit to 2024 Plant capacity 7.5Mtpa |
Mine permit extended to 2032 Dalwhinnie underground discovery Regulatory approval to expand plant to 9.8Mtpa Integrated Waste Landform commenced Stage H Cutback commenced |
Warraga underground exploration decline Plant capacity increased to 9.0 Mtpa - low-cost processing Float Tails Leach Underground Feasibility Study underway and Regulatory approvals submitted |
UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT ✓ Expanded Underground gold Mineral Resources (3.0Moz) and Ore Reserves (1.0Moz) ▪ Underground Feasibility Study – on schedule ▪ Regulatory approval for underground mine ▪ Development of primary decline and primary vent ▪ Paste Fill plant construction ▪ Accommodation village construction ▪ Development of non-processing infrastructure |
▪ Accelerate underground production through mining higher grade in early years Platform for future growth ▪ Continued growth in underground resources and reserves – higher grade orebodies remain open ▪ Production from open pits beyond E42 Stage H ▪ Regional exploration |
| ▪ First underground production |
AVERAGE ANNUAL PRODUCTION ~250KOZ AT AISC A\$880/OZ (US\$660/OZ)

REGIONAL OPPORTUNITY
World class geologic setting for gold and coppergold deposits
1,358 km2 landholding in the Junee-Narromine Belt of the Macquarie Arc
Multiple target styles:
- Epithermal gold deposits (eg E42, GRE46, E41)
- Porphyry copper-gold deposits (Cadia, North Parkes, Marsden)


KEY TAKEAWAYS
Cowal – a cornerstone Evolution operation
Building towards 350kozpa of sustainable, reliable, lowcost gold production
Underground Feasibility Study and permitting progressing well with exploration decline extension underway
Supportive stakeholders and government, strong local community engagement




E42 OPEN PIT
LARGE OPEN PIT PROVIDING LONG -TERM ORE BASE LOAD
- Stage H cutback
- Increasing ore volumes and grade mined in the second half of FY21
- Strip ratio to fall below 1:1 in FY23
- Equipment strategy review underway – opportunity to rationalise fleet with reducing re -handle
- Open pit future growth
- Pre-feasibility Study underway for E42 beyond Stage H, E41 and E46 satellite pits
- Scheduled completion end FY21 / early FY22
- Provides long -term base load ore feed for the operation


MINING FLEET
Haulage/mine trucks
- 20 x Cat 789C Dump Trucks
- 3 x Cat 785C Dump Trucks
Drilling equipment
- 6 x Atlas Copco D65 (Hired)
- 1 x Drill rigs Australia GC600
Dozers
- 5 x CAT D10T Tracked Dozers
- 1 x CAT834H Wheel Dozer
Shovels/excavators/loaders
- 1 x Liebherr 9400 Excavator
- 1 x Liebherr 994B Excavator
- 1 x Liebherr 9200 Excavator
- 1 x Hitachi EX1200 Excavator
- 3 x Cat 992G Loaders
Haul road maintenance equipment
- 2 x Cat 16H Graders
- 1 x Cat 345 Excavator
- 2 x Cat 777D Water Carts
IWL Equipment
- 3 x Hitachi Excavators
- 4 x 777F Caterpillar Haul trucks
- 5 x 745 Caterpillar Articulated Haul trucks
- 2 x Watercarts
- 1 x 992 G Caterpillar Loader
- 4 x Caterpillar Track dozers
- 4 X Rollers
- 1 x 14M Caterpillar Grader

RESOURCE AND RESERVE EXPANSION
▪ Investment in drilling expected to continue to grow Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves


Section of Cowal GRE46 underground area. Orange shows the outline of the December 2018 mineable shape optimiser (MSO) outlines and yellow shows the December 2020 MSO outlines. Planned drilling from the exploration decline is shown in blue
Long projection of the GRE46 structure looking west showing the location of drilling and associated results highlights completed during the December 2020 quarter

GRE46 results are extracted from the report entitled "December 2020 Quarterly Report" released to the ASX 28 January 2021 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. 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.


Cowal Mineral Resources of 9.7Moz gold (Dec 2019: 8.6Moz) Cowal Ore Reserves of 4.6Moz gold (Dec 2019: 3.6Moz)
GALWAY EXPLORATION DECLINE
- Organic growth enabler
- Establishes next stage of diamond drill platforms to continue strategic drilling program
- Contract awarded to Barminco for development and diamond drilling
- Development commenced February 2021
- Diamond drilling to commence April 2021
- Scope of works
- 2,300m underground development
- 12,000m diamond drilling
- Drilling program focus:
- Confirmation of optimal grade control parameters
- Conversion of Mineral Resources to Ore Reserves


PROCESS FLOWSHEET

PROCESS EQUIPMENT
Power supplied from NSW Grid – AGL
• Primary crushing: Metso 54-75 Superior MK-II gyratory crusher
Grinding
- FFE 36' x 20.5' SAG mill, FFE 22' x 36.5' ball mill
- Forged steel 125mm balls (SAG), high chrome 80mm balls (ball mill)
Screening
• Schenck Vibrating screens (SAG discharge), Delkor Linear (COF)
Recycle crusher
• 2 x Sandvik H6800 hydrocone cone crushers
Mineral liberation/recovery
- Method: flotation, regrind, CIL of concentrate and Float tails
- Equipment: 2 x SK1200 and 10 x OK200TC (flotation), Metso Vertimill (VTM1000WB), 2 x Metso 355kW SMDs, 4,000m3 Pre-Ox, 2 x 4,000m3 and 6 x 1,000m3 CIL tanks; FTL 7 * tank leach circuit with Kemix inter-stage screens and SMBS Cyanide destruct tanks
- Cyanide supply Orica
- Lime supply Graymont
Refining
• 10t AARL elution circuit, Regeneration kiln, 4 x Electrowinning cells
Gravity Circuit
• Falcon Concentrator / Acacia Reactor

PLANT PERFORMANCE
Increased plant availability and throughput
- Twinning of critical pumps completed
- Change from three to six monthly planned major shutdowns
Float Tails Leach benefits being realised
- Blending of high-grade oxide ore feed (+20% of plant feed in FY21)
- Recovery improvement of 2.3% in FY21
Permit to 9.8Mtpa provides long-term optionality
▪ Near term incremental improvement targeting ~9.0 Mtpa


WATER STRATEGY
Objective: Reduce reliance on fresh water sources
Increase water recycling and reduce water usage
- Increased Integrated Waste Landform decant return capacity
- Tails flocculation trial engineering study completed
- Tails thickening Feasibility Study commenced
- Pit dewatering Concept Study completed
Increase saline water sources
- Completed hydrogeology study within 20km of operation
- Completed duplication of the water pipeline
- Commissioned three new saline bores
- Exploring saline water targets June 2021 quarter
Increase onsite water storage
- Increased capacity by ~15%
- Maintain site storage 900 1,050 ML


INNOVATION
Data Analytics
▪ Remote monitoring and analysis of grinding mill operating data with improvement in grind from p80 – 212 µm to a p80 of 160 µm
Technology Trials – Augmented and Virtual Reality
- HoloLens for maintenance collaboration
- 3D training fire fighting simulation training
Industry Step Change Technology – GlyCat™
- Technology that uses glycine and cyanide during the cyanidation process of gold ore for potential significant cost savings and environmental benefits
- Lab trials completed successfully
- Next phase: pilot plant trial for variability tests and long-term environmental impacts

HoloLens mobile maintenance trials in the open pit

Glycat Pilot Plant at the MPS laboratory, Perth

E39 PROSPECT

- 5km south of existing E42 mine
- Large copper anomalous footprint (~5km x 1.5km)
- Historic drilling by Geopeko (1980s) mostly shallow (to top of fresh rock)
- Anomalous copper over long intervals in limited deeper drilling
- Drilling planned for June 2021 quarter testing for potential higher-grade core

SOUTH COWAL
- Copper and gold anomalism
- Historic DD hole 7750DD032 intersected strongly magnetite-chlorite-epidote altered andesite lava (Photo 1 & 2)
- Feldspar-quartz porphyry dykes towards end of 7750DD032 (Photo 3)
- 7750AC057 chips showing strong magnetiteepidote alteration with pyrite veining at end of hole (Photo 4)



EVOLUTION 2020 GOLD MINERAL RESOURCES
| Gold | Measured | Indicated | Inferred | Total Resource | Dec 19 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
CP4 | Resource Gold Metal (koz) |
| Cowal1 | Open pit | 0.35 | 20.63 | 0.46 | 306 | 209.19 | 0.85 | 5,724 | 22.90 | 0.84 | 615 | 252.71 | 0.82 | 6,645 | 1 | 6,0891 |
| Cowal | UG | 1.5 | - | - | - | 22.78 | 2.55 | 1,868 | 14.75 | 2.43 | 1,151 | 37.53 | 2.50 | 3,019 | 1 | 2,502 |
| Cowal1 | Total | 20.63 | 0.46 | 306 | 231.97 | 1.02 | 7,593 | 37.65 | 1.46 | 1,765 | 290.24 | 1.04 | 9,664 | 1 | 8,591 | |
| Red Lake3 | Total | 3.3 | - | - | - | 28.09 | 7.45 | 6,371 | 19.72 | 6.82 | 4,322 | 47.81 | 7.19 | 11,053 | 2 | - |
| Mungari1 | Open pit | 0.5 | - | - | - | 37.55 | 1.19 | 1,443 | 6.80 | 1.35 | 296 | 44.36 | 1.22 | 1,739 | 3 | 1,849 |
| Mungari | UG | 1.8 | 0.34 | 5.09 | 56 | 1.78 | 3.25 | 187 | 2.58 | 2.46 | 204 | 4.71 | 2.95 | 448 | 3 | 560 |
| Mungari1 | Total | 0.34 | 5.09 | 56 | 39.34 | 1.29 | 1,629 | 9.39 | 1.66 | 500 | 49.07 | 1.39 | 2,186 | 3 | 2,409 | |
| Mt Rawdon1 | Total | 0.21 | 7.29 | 0.34 | 81 | 32.91 | 0.60 | 630 | 10.47 | 0.52 | 175 | 50.66 | 0.54 | 885 | 4 | 1,062 |
| Mt Carlton1 | Open pit | 0.35 | - | - | - | 6.96 | 0.70 | 157 | 2.17 | 2.56 | 178 | 9.12 | 1.14 | 335 | 5 | 3431 |
| Mt Carlton3 | UG | 2.55 | - | - | - | 0.33 | 4.26 | 45 | 0.08 | 3.19 | 7.88 | 0.40 | 4.05 | 52 | 5 | 75 |
| Mt Carlton1 | Total | - | - | - | 7.28 | 0.86 | 201 | 2.24 | 2.58 | 186 | 9.53 | 1.26 | 387 | 5 | 418 | |
| Ernest Henry2 | Total | 0.9 | 4.29 | 0.51 | 70 | 45.43 | 0.61 | 896 | 8.98 | 0.61 | 177 | 58.70 | 0.61 | 1,143 | 6 | 1,288 |
| Marsden | Total | 0.2 | - | - | - | 119.83 | 0.27 | 1,031 | 3.14 | 0.22 | 22 | 122.97 | 0.27 | 1,053 | 1 | 1,053 |
| Total | 32.55 | 0.49 | 513 | 504.85 | 1.15 | 18,711 | 91.59 | 2.43 | 7,147 | 628.99 | 1.30 | 26,371 | 15,167 |
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. 'UG' denotes underground.
1 Includes stockpiles 2 Ernest Henry Operation cut-off 0.9% CuEq 3 Red Lake cut-off is 3.3g/t Au except for Cochenour (3.0g/t Au) and HG Young (3.2g/t Au) deposits
4Group Mineral Resources Competent Person (CP) Notes refer to 1. James Biggam; 2. Dean Fredericksen; 3. Brad Daddow; 4. Tim Murphy; 5. Ben Coutts; 6. Jessica Shiels (Glencore)
5The Mineral Resource for the Mt Carlton A39 underground deposit has been estimated using a AuEq (g/t) cut-off of 4.4g/t to enable quotation of this silver rich deposit as equivalent gold ounces.
The gold equivalent (AuEq) calculation accounts for silver recoveries determined from metallurgical test work and uses an assumed silver price of A\$26/oz and gold price of A\$2,000/oz as per the below equation.
AuEq=26/2,000*0.8203*silver grade (Silver price/Gold price*silver recovery*silver grade). It is the Competent Persons opinion that the assigned cut-off criteria satisfies the JORC Code requirement that the reported Mineral Resource meets reasonable prospects of eventual economic extraction and that the silver present within the A39 deposit can be economically recovered.
Full details of the Evolution Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves are provided in the report entitled "Annual Mineral Resources an Ore Reserves Statement" released to the ASX on 17 February 2021 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 2020" released 3 February 2021 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 Mining has an economic interest earning rights to 100% of the revenue from future gold production and 30% of future copper and silver produced from an agreed area, and 49% of future gold, copper and silver produced from the Ernest Henry Resource outside the agreed area. The Ernest Henry Resource is reported here on the basis of economic interest and not the entire mine resource. The above reported figures constitute 77% of the total Ernest Henry gold resource.

EVOLUTION 2020 GOLD ORE RESERVES
| Gold | Proved | Probable | Total Reserve | Competent | Dec 19 Reserves |
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonnes | Gold | Gold Metal | Tonnes | Gold Grade | Gold Metal | Tonnes | Gold | Gold Metal | Person4 | Gold Metal | |||
| Project | Type | Cut-Off | (Mt) | Grade (g/t) | (koz) | (Mt) | (g/t) | (koz) | (Mt) | Grade (g/t) | (koz) | (koz) | |
| Cowal1 | Open pit | 0.45 | 20.60 | 0.46 | 306 | 104.72 | 0.96 | 3,241 | 125.32 | 0.88 | 3,547 | 1 | 3,6341 |
| Cowal | Underground | 1.8 | - | - | - | 12.55 | 2.59 | 1,045 | 12.55 | 2.59 | 1,045 | 2 | |
| Cowal | Total | 20.60 | 0.46 | 306 | 117.27 | 1.14 | 4,287 | 137.87 | 1.04 | 4,593 | 4,438 | ||
| Red Lake3 | Total | 4.4 | - | - | - | 13.16 | 6.90 | 2,929 | 13.16 | 6.90 | 2,929 | 3 | |
| Mungari | Underground | 2.9 | - | - | - | 0.30 | 3.57 | 35 | 0.30 | 3.57 | 35 | 4 | 68 |
| Mungari1 | Open pit | 0.75 | - | - | - | 9.68 | 1.35 | 419 | 9.68 | 1.35 | 419 | 4 | 500 |
| Mungari1 | Total | - | - | - | 9.98 | 1.41 | 454 | 9.98 | 1.41 | 454 | 4 | 568 | |
| Mt Rawdon1 | Open pit | 0.3 | 4.26 | 0.41 | 56 | 15.82 | 0.67 | 342 | 20.08 | 0.62 | 398 | 5 | 538 |
| Mt Carlton1 | Open pit | 0.8 | - | - | - | 6.13 | 0.63 | 124 | 6.13 | 0.63 | 124 | 6 | 2701 |
| Mt Carlton5 | Underground | 3.2 | - | - | - | 0.30 | 4.52 | 44 | 0.30 | 4.52 | 44 | 6 | 40 |
| Mt Carlton1 | Total | - | - | - | 6.43 | 0.81 | 168 | 6.43 | 0.81 | 168 | 6 | 311 | |
| Ernest Henry2 | Underground | 0.9 | 2.67 | 0.81 | 70 | 29.94 | 0.47 | 455 | 32.62 | 0.50 | 525 | 7 | 660 |
| Marsden | Open pit | 0.3 | - | - | - | 65.17 | 0.39 | 817 | 65.17 | 0.39 | 817 | 6 | 817 |
| Total | 27.54 | 0.49 | 432 | 257.77 | 1.14 | 9,452 | 285.31 | 1.08 | 9,884 | 6,642 |
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 3Red Lake cut-off is 4.3g/t Au except for Lower Campbell (4.4g/t Au) and Upper Campbell (2.5g/t Au) deposits
4Group Ore Reserve Competent Person (CP) Notes refer to 1. Ryan Kare; 2: Joshua Northfield; 3.Brad Armstrong; 4: Ken Larwood; 5. Thomas Lethbridge; 6. Anton Kruger; 7. Michael Corbett (Glencore)
5The Ore Reserve for the Mt Carlton A39 underground deposit has been estimated using a AuEq (g/t) cutoff of 6.1g/t to enable quotation of this silver rich deposit as equivalent gold ounces.
The gold equivalent (AuEq) calculation accounts for silver recoveries determined from metallurgical test work and uses an assumed silver price of A\$20/oz and gold price of A\$1,450/oz as per the below equation.
AuEq = 20/1,450*0.8203*silver grade (Silver price/Gold price*silver recovery*silver grade). It is the Competent Persons opinion that the assigned cut-off criteria meets the minimum acceptable criteria to support economic extraction and that the silver present within the A39 deposit can be economically recovered.
Full details of the Evolution Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves are provided in the report entitled "Annual Mineral Resources an Ore Reserves Statement" released to the ASX on 17 February 2021 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 2020" released 3 February 2021 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 Mining has an economic interest earning rights to 100% of the revenue from future gold production and 30% of future copper and silver produced from an agreed area, and 49% of future gold, copper and silver produced from the Ernest Henry Resource outside the agreed area. The Ernest Henry Resource is reported here on the basis of economic interest and not the entire mine resource. The above reported figures constitute 86% of the total Ernest Henry gold reserve.

EVOLUTION 2020 COPPER RESERVES & RESOURCES
| Group Copper Mineral Resource Statement | ||||||||||||||||
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| Copper | Measured | Indicated | Inferred | Total Resource | Dec 19 Resources |
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| 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 | Copper Metal (kt) |
| Marsden | Total | 0.2 | - | - | - | 119.83 | 0.46 | 553 | 3.14 | 0.24 | 7 | 122.97 | 0.46 | 560 | 1 | 560 |
| Ernest Henry2 | Total | 0.9 | 1.54 | 0.93 | 14 | 20.20 | 1.16 | 234 | 7.11 | 1.16 | 83 | 28.85 | 1.15 | 331 | 2 | 356 |
| Mt Carlton1 | Open pit | 0.35 | - | - | - | 1.25 | 0.29 | 4 | 1.04 | 0.43 | 5 | 2.29 | 0.29 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| Mt Carlton | UG | 2.55 | - | - | - | 0.33 | 1.30 | 4 | 0.08 | 1.07 | 1 | 0.40 | 1.25 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Mt Carlton1 | Total | - | - | - | 1.58 | 0.50 | 8 | 1.12 | 0.48 | 5 | 2.69 | 0.49 | 13 | 3 | 18 | |
| Total | 1.54 | 0.93 | 14 | 141.61 | 0.56 | 794 | 11.36 | 0.84 | 95 | 154.51 | 0.58 | 904 | 934 |
Group Copper Ore Reserve Statement
| Copper | Proved | Probable | Total Reserve | Competent | Dec 19 Reserves |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Person3 | Copper Metal (kt) |
| Marsden | 0.3 | - | - | - | 65.17 | 0.57 | 371 | 65.17 | 0.57 | 371 | 1 | 371 | |
| Ernest Henry2 | Total | 0.9 | 0.80 | 1.49 | 12 | 12.94 | 0.91 | 117 | 13.74 | 0.94 | 129 | 2 | 150 |
| Mt Carlton1 | Open pit | 1.8 | - | - | - | 0.32 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.32 | 0.12 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Mt Carlton | Underground | 3.2 | - | - | - | 0.30 | 1.40 | 4 | 0.30 | 1.40 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Mt Carlton1 | Total | - | - | - | 0.62 | 0.74 | 5 | 0.62 | 0.74 | 5 | 1 | 11 | |
| Total | 0.80 | 1.49 | 12 | 78.73 | 0.63 | 493 | 79.53 | 0.63 | 505 | 532 |
Group Mineral Resources Competent Person3 (CP) Notes refer to: 1. James Biggam; 2. Jessica Shiels (Glencore); 3 Ben Coutts
Group Ore Reserve Competent Person3 (CP) Notes refer to: 1. Anton Kruger; 2. Michael Corbett (Glencore)
The following notes relate to Tables 3 and 4.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. Evolution cut-off grades are reported in g/t gold 1 Includes stockpiles. 2 Ernest Henry Operation cut-off 0.9% CuEq
Full details of the Evolution Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves are provided in the report entitled "Annual Mineral Resources an Ore Reserves Statement" released to the ASX on 17 February 2021 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 2020" released 3 February 2021 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 Mining has an economic interest earning rights to 100% of the revenue from future gold production and 30% of future copper and silver produced from an agreed area, and 49% of future gold, copper and silver produced from the Ernest Henry Resource outside the agreed area. The Ernest Henry Resource is reported here on the basis of economic interest and not the entire mine resource. The above reported figures constitute 38% of the total Ernest Henry copper resource and 35% of the total Ernest Henry copper reserve.
COWAL DEC 2020 MINERAL RESOURCES AND ORE RESERVES
| Cowal Mineral Resources - December 2020 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measured | Indicated | Inferred | Total Resource | ||||||||||
| Mineral Resource | Tonnes (Mt) | Grade Au (g/t) | Cont. Metal Au (Koz) |
Tonnes (Mt) | Grade Au (g/t) | Cont. Metal Au (Koz) |
Tonnes (Mt) | Grade Au (g/t) | Cont. Metal Au (Koz) |
Tonnes (Mt) | Grade Au (g/t) | Cont. Metal Au (Koz) |
|
| E42 Oxide | - | - | - | 0.20 | 0.47 | 3 | 0.95 | 0.53 | 16 | 1.15 | 0.52 | 19 | |
| E42 Primary | - | - | - | 111.01 | 0.87 | 3,114 | 11.95 | 0.82 | 314 | 122.96 | 0.87 | 3,428 | |
| E42 Stockpile | 20.63 | 0.55 | 306 | 17 | 0.67 | 362 | - | - | - | 37.46 | 0.55 | 668 | |
| E41 Oxide | - | - | - | 17.05 | 0.87 | 480 | 1.48 | 1.20 | 57 | 18.53 | 0.90 | 537 | |
| E41 Primary | - | - | - | 39.61 | 0.72 | 919 | 5.98 | 0.70 | 135 | 45.59 | 0.72 | 1,054 | |
| E46 Oxide | - | - | - | 6.44 | 1.20 | 247 | 1.00 | 1.14 | 37 | 7.43 | 1.19 | 284 | |
| E46 Primary | - | - | - | 2.42 | 0.92 | 71 | 0.21 | 1.44 | 10 | 2.63 | 0.96 | 81 | |
| GRE46 UG | - | - | - | 22.78 | 2.55 | 1,868 | 14.75 | 2.43 | 1,151 | 37.53 | 2.50 | 3,019 | |
| GRE46 Oxide | - | - | - | 6.36 | 1.40 | 287 | 0.80 | 1.20 | 31 | 7.16 | 1.38 | 317 | |
| GRE46 Primary | - | - | - | 9.26 | 0.81 | 241 | 0.54 | 0.91 | 16 | 9.80 | 0.82 | 257 | |
| TOTAL | 20.63 | 0.46 | 306 | 231.97 | 1.02 | 7,593 | 37.65 | 1.46 | 1,765 | 290.24 | 1.04 | 9,664 |
| Cowal Gold Mine Ore Reserves - December 2020 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ore Reserves by | Cut-off(g/t) | Proved | Probable | Total | ||||||||
| Mining Areas | Tonnes (Mt) | Grade (g/t) | Cont Metal (koz) | Tonnes (Mt) | Grade (g/t) | Cont Metal (koz) | Tonnes (Mt) | Grade (g/t) | Cont Metal (koz) | |||
| E42 Oxide | 0.45 | - | - | - | 0.00 | 1.15 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.15 | 0 | ||
| E42 Primary | 0.45 | - | - | - | 63.30 | 1.01 | 2,052 | 63.30 | 1.01 | 2,052 | ||
| Stockpile | 0.45 | 20.60 | 0.46 | 306 | 13.93 | 0.71 | 318 | 34.53 | 0.56 | 624 | ||
| E41 Oxide | 0.45 | - | - | - | 12.62 | 0.98 | 399 | 12.62 | 0.98 | 399 | ||
| E41 Primary | 0.45 | - | - | - | 9.43 | 0.84 | 254 | 9.43 | 0.84 | 254 | ||
| E46 Oxide | 0.45 | - | - | - | 4.97 | 1.28 | 205 | 4.97 | 1.28 | 205 | ||
| E46 Primary | 0.45 | - | - | - | 0.47 | 0.84 | 13 | 0.47 | 0.84 | 13 | ||
| GRE46 UG | 1.80 | - | - | - | 12.55 | 2.59 | 1,045 | 12.55 | 2.59 | 1,045 | ||
| GRE Oxide | 0.45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| GRE Primary | 0.45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| TOTAL | 20.60 | 0.46 | 306 | 117.27 | 1.14 | 4,287 | 137.87 | 1.04 | 4,593 |
Data is reported to significant figures and differences may occur due to rounding. Mineral Resources are reported inclusive of Ore Reserves. The Cowal Mineral Resource Competent Person is James Biggam, Ore Reserve open pit Competent Person is Ryan Kare and the Ore Reserve underground Competent Person is Joshua Northfield
The underground Mineral Resource has a 1.5g/t cut-off grade and all open pit Mineral Resources have a 0.35g/t cut-off
The resource and reserve totals are extracted from the ASX release entitled "Annual Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves Statement" released to the ASX on 17 February 2021. 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. 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.
HISTORY OF COWAL
| 1988 North Limited undertakes extensive exploration at Lake Cowal |
2000 North Limited is acquired by Rio Tinto |
2002 Homestake Mining merges with Barrick Gold |
2006 First gold is poured in April 2006 |
2015 Evolution Mining acquires Cowal Gold Operation with 1.6Moz Ore Reserve Evolution increases Ore Reserves by 40% to 2.2Moz |
2017 Mine life is extended to 2032 Dalwhinnie UG discovery Ore Reserves increased by 12% to 3.2Moz |
2019 Underground exploration decline commenced |
2021 UG resources increased to 3.0Moz and total UG resources increased to 9.7Moz UG reserve increased to 1.0Moz and total reserves increased to 4.6Moz Satellite pits PFS commenced |
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| 1893 1999 Gold first discovered in West Wyalong project |
2001 NSW government issues development is sold to consent conditions Homestake for the Cowal gold |
2004 Construction Cowal gold project commences on Mining Cowal gold project |
2014 Cowal gold extension of 2024 |
2016 operation is granted Ore Reserves by 30% to 2.9Moz mine life through to |
2018 Evolution increases of plant expansion Mtpa |
2020 Regulatory approval 804koz from 7.5Mtpa to 9.8 Galway decline commenced Study underway Regulatory submitted |
Maiden UG reserve Underground Feasibility approvals |
