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PERSEUS MINING LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2020

Jul 20, 2020

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JUNE 2020 QUARTER ACTIVITIES REPORT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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ASX/TSX code : PRU

Capital structure as at 15 July 2020: Ordinary shares: 1,171,780,480 Performance rights: 30,321,867

Directors:

Mr Sean Harvey Non-Executive Chairman Mr Jeff Quartermaine Managing Director & CEO Ms Sally-Anne Layman Non-Executive Director Mr Dan Lougher Non-Executive Director Mr John McGloin Non-Executive Director Mr David Ransom Non-Executive Director

Registered Office: Level 2

437 Roberts Road Subiaco WA 6008 Telephone: +61 8 6144 1700 Email: [email protected] Website: www.perseusmining.com

Contacts:

For clarification of details, contact:

Jeff Quartermaine - Managing Director & CEO by email at [email protected]

Andrew GroveGroup General Manager BD and IR by email at [email protected]

Nathan Ryan - Media Relations on +61 4 20 582 887 or by email at [email protected]

Edikan and Sissingué operations perform strongly

  • Group operating performance was strong in the June 2020 quarter, with production up 12% to 64,676 ounces, production costs down 15% to US$805 per ounce and AISCs down 14% to US$935 per ounce.

  • Gold sales for the Quarter increased 30% to 78,027 ounces, weighted average gold sales price increased 4% to US$1,544 per ounce and notional cashflow increased 66% to US$40 million.

  • Key operating parameters for the Quarter by each operation included:

Parameter Unit Edikan Sissingué Perseus
Group
Gold production Ounces 41,281 23,395 64,676
Production Cost US$/ounce 906 626 805
All-In Site Cost (“AISC”) US$/ounce 1,049 734 935
Gold sales Ounces 51,168 26,859 78,027
Average sales price US$/ounce 1,528 1,575 1,544
Notional Cashflow US$ million 20 20 40

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  • June 2020 Half Year gold production of 122,659 ounces at an AISC of US$1,005 per ounce was down slightly compared to the prior half year. Full 2020 financial year (FY2020) gold production of 257,639 ounces was 5% less than in the prior year with AISC stable at US$972 per ounce or 1% higher.

  • For the December 2020 Half Year, production and AISC guidance has been set at 139,000 to 125,500 ounces at an AISC of US$940 to US$1,205 per ounce. Guidance comes with the caveat that this is subject to Perseus’s operations remaining largely unaffected by the COVID-19 crisis.

Yaouré development project on schedule and budget

  • Yaouré remains on schedule to achieve the stretch target of first gold pour in December 2020, subject to no COVID-19 related delays.

  • Development was 67% complete, with US$204.2 million (77%) of the US$265 million budgeted project cost committed and US$156 million (59%) paid to suppliers of goods and services, by 30 June 2020.

Balance Sheet strength maintained by strong cash flows

  • Cash and bullion totalled US$164 million at 30 June 2020, an increase of US$2 million after spending US$27 million of capital on Yaouré this quarter.

  • Corporate debt is fully drawn to the facility limit of US$150 million, giving operating flexibility during the COVID-19 crisis, and resulting in net cash and bullion of US$14 million at 30 June 2020.

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IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON PERSEUS’S BUSINESS

The corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic represented a significant risk for Perseus at its West African mines and development site this quarter and this is expected to continue into the foreseeable future.

To date, no cases of COVID-19 infection have been reported by any of Perseus’s employees or contractors at the Edikan or Sissingué gold mines. Both mines are operating under tight lockdown in “island mode”, where workers are segregated depending on the nature of their role. The extent of any infection, if any, within our host communities located immediately adjacent to Perseus’s operations is difficult to assess due to limited public reporting of details by authorities.

While the effects of COVID-19 at Edikan and Sissingué did not materially impact overall operating performance during the quarter, incremental operating costs of approximately US$20 per ounce were incurred across the Group (before offsets) in implementing measures to ensure business continuity and the safety and health of our staff at the mines. Operations were impacted to an extent by shortages of skilled workers in the “green zone” of the island mode during maintenance shutdowns prolonging maintenance tasks, general fatigue and stress among management and the workforce resulting from extended work rosters and quarantine periods, and inability to repatriate foreign staff and also bring international experts to site to assist with operations requiring special skills as needed.

Following the end of the quarter, three employees at the Yaouré development project were diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus and were successfully treated offsite in Abidjan where they are all currently recovering at home. Prompt action taken by Perseus’s on-site management team to quarantine other employees who had prior contact with the original infected employee appears to have successfully contained the spread of infection amongst the workforce. Notwithstanding the regrettable infections that occurred post quarter-end, the impact of COVID-19 has been negligible on the progress made to date at the Yaouré development project. Procurement of materials and equipment required for the project development is virtually complete and subject to the successful containment of the spread of COVID-19 amongst the workforce, confidence in achieving the stretch target of first gold by December 2020 remains strong. Additional development costs of approximately US$1.12 million have been incurred in implementing measures to ensure full business continuity at Yaouré, but this amount is well within the contingency sum included in the budget and is not expected to result in a cost overrun of the original construction budget of US$265 million.

While we remain confident that the measures that Perseus has put in place at its mines and its development project will enable Perseus to remain fully operational, the potential unchecked spread of COVID-19 in West African countries remains a risk to the Company in coming months. The rate of increase in reported COVID-19 infections in both Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire in the last month has accelerated and indicates that the pandemic in both countries is far from over. Government and health authorities have managed the crisis competently to date, but the next three months will be telling in terms of the continued availability of medical resources needed to respond if the situation continues to deteriorate.

Given the potential for changes to Perseus’s operating environment due to COVID-19, it is challenging to forecast future gold production or costs with full confidence. Every effort is being applied to maintaining “business as usual” and achieving internal production and cost targets, but success cannot be guaranteed.

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FINANCIAL POSITION

(Unaudited) Cashflow and Balance Sheet

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Based on the spot gold price of US$1,768 per ounce and an A$:US$ exchange rate of 0.6891 at 30 June 2020, the total value of cash and bullion on hand at the end of the quarter was A$237.5 million, (US$163.6 million) including cash of A$218.2 million (US$150.3 million) and 7,522 ounces of bullion on hand, valued at A$19.3 million (US$13.3 million). This equated to an increase of US$1.6 million in cash and bullion, however due to a strengthening of the AUD to USD there was a decrease in AUD terms of A$28.0 million.

Perseus maintained the total amount drawn under our revolving corporate cash advance facility, at US$150 million to provide maximum operational flexibility while managing the COVID-19 crisis.

As a result of the above, Perseus’s net cash and bullion position at the end of the quarter was A$19.8 million (US$13.6 million) (Refer to Figure 1 below) which was A$0.1 million (US$1.6 million) more than the balance at the end of the March 2019 quarter, notwithstanding capital expenditure of US$27.1 million on the Yaouré project development during the period.

Figure 1: Quarterly balance of cash and bullion, interest-bearing liabilities and net cash and bullion

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The overall movement in cash and bullion during the quarter as shown below in Figure 2 takes account of the positive operating margins from both the Edikan (A$30.1 million) and Sissingué (A$30.0 million) operations, working capital outflow (A$3.6 million), Australian and West African corporate costs (A$4.9 million), exploration (A$8.4 million), debt service (A$0.7 million), Yaouré development (A$41.2 million), foreign exchange loss on cash and bullion (A$21.5 million) and Ghana income tax instalment (A$7.7 million).

At 30 June 2020, Perseus’s working capital totalled A$249.8 million, a decrease of A$19.0 million relative to the 31 March 2020 balance (A$268.8 million), largely as a result of the strengthening AUD against the USD.

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Figure 2: Quarterly cash and bullion movements

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Gold Price Hedging

At the end of the quarter, gold forward sales contracts were in place for 221,765 ounces of gold at a weighted average sales price of US$1,381 per ounce. These hedges are designated for delivery progressively over the period up to 30 June 2022. Perseus also held spot deferred sales contracts for a further 101,300 ounces of gold at an average sales price of US$1,574 per ounce. Combining both sets of sales contracts, Perseus’s total hedged position at the end of the quarter was 323,065 ounces at a weighted average sales price of US$1,442 per ounce.

Hedging contracts provide downside price protection to approximately 22% of Perseus’s currently forecast gold production for the next three years, while 78% of forecast production is potentially exposed to movements in the gold price.

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OPERATIONS

Perseus’s two gold mines, Edikan in Ghana and Sissingué in Côte d’Ivoire, performed strongly in the June 2020 quarter relative to the previous quarter, producing a combined total of 64,676 ounces of gold compared to 57,983 ounces. Gold sales for the quarter totalled 78,027 ounces, 18,012 ounces or 30% more than last quarter. A weighted average sales price of US$1,544 per ounce was achieved, generating an average cash margin of US$609 per ounce, approximately US$201 per ounce more than during the March 2020 quarter.

The Group’s combined AISC for the quarter of US$935 per ounce of gold produced, was 14% below the AISC for the previous quarter, reflecting the impact of the improved period-on-period gold production, offset slightly by additional costs of approximately US$20 per ounce (before offsets) associated with the implementation of measures to ensure business continuity during the COVID-19 crisis.

On a half yearly basis, the Group recovered a total of 122,659 ounces of gold at a weighted average production cost of US$873. After taking royalties and sustaining capital into account, the weighted average AISC was US$1,005 per ounce. Gold sales totalled 138,042 ounces at a weighted average selling price of US$1,521 per ounces, resulting in a cash margin of US$516 per ounce, well in excess of Perseus’s stated goal of generating not less than US$400 per ounce for each ounce of gold recovered. Comparing the results this half year to those of the prior half year, Group production was down by approximately 9%, sales were up by 2% while production costs and AISCs increased by 5% and 7% respectively.

For the full 2020 financial year that ended on 30 June 2020, Perseus recovered a total of 257,639 ounces of gold at a weighted average production cost of US$853 per ounce. After taking royalties and sustaining capital into account, the weighted average AISC was US$972 per ounce. Gold sales totalled 272,778 ounces at a weighted average selling price of US$1,457 per ounces, resulting in a cash margin of US$485 per ounce, compared to Perseus’s target of US$400 per ounce or more. Compared to the 2019 financial year, gold recovered was down by 5% but AISCs were up by only 1%. Notional cashflow generated from operations during the full financial year totalled US$125 million, 55% or approximately US$44 million more than in the prior period, largely due to the increased selling price of gold.

Sissingué Gold Mine, Côte d’Ivoire

During the June 2020 quarter, 23,395 ounces of gold were produced at a production cost of US$626 per ounce and an AISC of US$734 per ounce. The weighted average sales price of gold was US$1,575 per ounce giving rise to a cash margin of US$841 per ounce. Notional cashflow generated from operations for the quarter amounted to US$20 million. Table 2 below summarises the key technical and financial parameters achieved at Sissingué during the June 2020 quarter, Half Year and full 2020 financial year.

Gold production for the quarter was 17% more than in the March 2020 quarter. Compared to the prior quarter, run time at 94% (down from 96%), and gold recovery rate of 96% (up from 95%), were consistently good. As mining pushed deeper into the Sissingué Stage 2 pit, the weighted average head grade of ore processed improved significantly from 1.76g/t last quarter to 2.42 g/t this quarter, but hardness of the ore also increased at depth. Mill throughput rate of 153 tph was down from 176 tph achieved in the prior period resulting in the total quantity of ore processed being 314,468 tonnes, 15% below the tonnage processed in the prior quarter but roughly in line with our plan that involved the mill feed blend changing from a 1:1 ratio of fresh ore to oxide ore to a 2:1 blend during the June quarter.

Unit production costs for the quarter at US$626 per ounce were 9% lower than in the prior period largely due to the higher gold production, offset by some higher input costs. Unit mining costs at US$4.68 per tonne moved were 30% higher than in the previous period due largely to a 27% reduction in the tonnes of material mined as well as an increase in grade control drilling and drill and blast costs as the proportion of harder, fresh material mined increased.

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Processing costs at US$17.05 per tonne were 42% higher than the prior period due to a 15% reduction in tonnes of ore processed combined with the cost of a major mill reline, additional power costs required to process harder ore, and marginally higher freight and reagents costs. G&A costs (US$1.02 million per month) were also marginally higher than in the prior quarter due to costs associated with COVID-19 including additional transport costs, meals, accommodation, and incentive payments.

AISCs at US$734 per ounce were 6% lower than the AISC of US$781 per ounce recorded in the prior period. As noted, production costs were 9% lower than the prior period but sustaining capital was slightly higher (US$33 per ounce compared to US$30 per ounce), and royalties were higher at US$75 per ounce compared to US$66 per ounce in the prior quarter reflecting a higher gold price received and the timing of sales.

Table 2: Sissingué Quarterly Performance Statistics

Parameter
Unit
December
2019
Half Year
March
2020
Quarter
June
2020
Quarter
June
2020
Half Year
Financial
Year
2020
Gold Production & Sales
Total material mined:
tonnes
Total ore mined
tonnes
Average ore grade mined
g/t gold
Strip ratio
t:t
Ore milled
Tonnes
Milled head grade
g/t gold
Gold recovery
%
Gold produced
ounces
Gold sales1
ounces
Average sales price
US$/ounce
Unit Costs3
Mining cost
US$/t mined
Processing cost
US$/t milled
G & A cost
US$M/month
All-In Site Cost
Production cost
US$/ounce
Royalties
US$/ounce
Sub-total
US$/ounce
Sustaining capital
US$/ounce
Total All-In Site Cost
US$/ounce
3,338,323
1,153,462
1.30
1.9

894,963
1.57
94.2
42,642
44,471
1,401


3.80
10.85
0.97
662
65
727
23
750
1,831,615
466,994
1.75
2.9
370,060
1.76
95.2
19,964
21,790
1,454
3.59
12.03
0.89
685
66
751
30
781
3,165,685
834,096
1.97
2.8
684,528
2.06
95.5
43,359
48,649
1,521
4.05
14.33
0.95
653
71
724
32
756
2.02
6,504,008
1,987,558
1.58
2.3
1,579,491
1.79
94.9
86,001
93,120
1,463
3.92
12.36
0.96
658
68
726
27
753
4.69
1,334,070
367,102
2.25
2.6
314,468
2.42
95.8
23,395
26,859
1,575
4.68
17.05
1.02
626
75
701
33
734
Site Exploration Cost
US$M
2.67 0.61 1.41

Notes:

1. Gold sales are recognised in Perseus’s accounts when gold is delivered to the customer from Perseus’s metal account.

Mineral Resource model to mill reconciliations

The reconciliation of processed ore tonnes, grade and contained ounces relative to the Mineral Resource block model on which mine plans are based (Refer to Table 3 below) has deteriorated during the last 3 months. However, on a life of mine to date basis, mining at Sissingué has produced 4% more tonnes at a grade that is 96% of that predicted in the Mineral Resource model, for slightly more contained ounces of gold than predicted.

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Table 3: Sissingué Block Model to Mill Reconciliation Statistics:

Parameter Block Model to Mill Correlation Factor Block Model to Mill Correlation Factor Block Model to Mill Correlation Factor
3 Months 6 Months Life of Mine
Tonnes of Ore
Head Grade
Contained Gold
0.83
0.94
0.78
0.92
0.92
0.85
1.04
0.96
1.02

Reconciliations between the processed ore tonnes and grade relative to the Mineral Resource block model have varied over time across the ore body and these fluctuations have historically cancelled each other out over the life of the mine. Notwithstanding the life of mine reconciliation results, Perseus will review the block model during the September 2020 quarter and adjustments will be made to modelling parameters to reflect recent experience if current trends persist. Changes to the modelling parameters are not expected to materially alter the Sissingué pit design due to the advanced stage of mining in the pit.

Licencing of Fimbiasso

During the quarter, discussions continued with the Ivorian Ministry of Mines and Geology on the granting of the Exploitation Permit required to mine the Fimbiasso Ore Reserves that are located within trucking distance of the Sissingué mill but outside of the Sissingué Exploitation Permit area. The matter has been considered by the Council of Ministers (CIM) and a recommendation to the Minister for Mines and Geology is expected soon.

Under Sissingué’s current Life of Mine Plan, Fimbiasso ore will be mined and hauled to the Sissingué mill for processing towards the end of the mine life. In anticipation of the granting of the Exploitation Permit for Fimbiasso in the foreseeable future by the Ivorian government, work will start in the September 2020 quarter on the upgrade of the public road between Sissingué and Fimbiasso.

Acquisition of Exore Resources Limited

During the quarter, Perseus Mining Limited and Exore Resources Limited entered a Scheme Implementation Deed under which it is proposed that Perseus will acquire 100% of the issued share capital of Exore by way of scheme of arrangement. The acquisition of Exore will result in Perseus gaining ownership of approximately 2,000 square kilometres of geologically prospective land in northern Côte d’Ivoire, close to our operating Sissingué Gold Mine.

In December 2018, Exore acquired an 80% joint venture interest in exploration permits that make up the Bagoé and Liberty projects, that cover 816 square kilometres, from Apollo Consolidated Limited. Exore subsequently acquired the outstanding 20% interest in the joint venture following the announcement of the Scheme. Exore also recently announced a JORC compliant Mineral Resource at the Bagoé Project, details of which have been provided in Exore’s recent market announcements.

Sissingué currently has a mine life of three years from 1 July 2020. With the acquisition of Exore’s land package, including defined Mineral Resources at the Bagoé Project, Perseus will be able to either develop the Bagoé Project into a new gold mine potentially using the Sissingué infrastructure, or alternatively, delineate further Mineral Resources at Bagoé that can be economically mined and trucked to the Sissingué plant for processing.

Exore shareholders are expected to vote on the Scheme at a Court-convened shareholder meeting in midSeptember 2020. Subject to shareholder approval and the other conditions being satisfied, the Scheme is expected to be implemented by the end of the September 2020 quarter.

Once the Scheme is implemented, additional delineation drilling of the Bagoé Mineral Resource and further metallurgical testing of the deposit will commence as a precursor to preparing a feasibility study for potentially mining the deposit and trucking the ore to Sissingué for processing. Such a plan, if proved feasible, should materially increase the life of the Sissingué operation beyond its current three-year time horizon. An ESIA will also be prepared as a prerequisite for statutory approval of a mining operation at Bagoé.

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Edikan Gold Mine, Ghana

Performance at Edikan during the June 2020 quarter was significantly better than in the prior quarter as foreshadowed by Perseus.

During the June 2020 quarter, Perseus produced 41,281 ounces of gold at Edikan at a production cost of US$906 per ounce and an AISC of US$1,049 per ounce. Gold sales totalled 51,168 ounces at a weighted average gold sales price of US$1,528 per ounce, giving rise to a cash margin of US$479 per ounce. Notional cashflow generated from Edikan during the quarter was US$20 million. Table 4 below summarises the key technical and financial results achieved at Edikan during the June 2020 quarter, Half Year and full 2020 financial year.

At 90%, mill run time was marginally better than in the March 2020 quarter when a run time of 88% was recorded, and at 1.06g/t, the weighted average head grade of ore treated during the quarter was marginally lower than the prior quarter’s head grade of 1.08 g/t. The big improvement made during the quarter was in the gold recovery rate, which at 75.9% for the quarter was materially higher than the previous quarter’s recovery rate of 61.1%. This improvement was the result of a lower concentration of Bokitsi ore in the mill feed. Experience from the March quarter indicated that a high percentage of Bokitsi ore in the mill feed detracted from the recovery process. The throughput rate achieved this quarter of 819 tph compared to 923 tph in the prior period, reflected the replacement of a proportion of softer Bokitsi ore in the mill feed with harder ore from the Fetish Pit. This decrease in throughput rate was more than compensated for by the increase in recovery rates which resulted from this change to the ore feed blend. Reducing the amount of Bokitsi ore in the mill feed also reduced the head grade of ore processed, however it should be noted that this does not represent a loss of gold, simply a deferral as the Bokitsi ore will now be processed over a longer period than originally planned.

Production costs for the quarter at US$906 per ounce were 17% lower than during the prior period predominantly reflecting the increased gold production referred to above. Unit mining costs at US$3.08 per tonne compared favourably to US$3.24 per tonne mined in the prior period notwithstanding a decrease in total material movements. Mining costs benefitted from lower drill and blast costs as well as savings on fuel prices. Processing costs at $8.43 per tonne processed were lower than the prior period’s US$8.75 per tonne processed largely due to favourable power costs charged by the Ghanaian government in response to the COVID-19 crisis and also due to the fact that as a result of improved national electricity grid stability, less power needed to be generated on site using standby diesel generators. G&A costs at US$1.63 per month were slightly lower than US$1.79 per month in the March quarter mainly due to the March costs being inflated by government backcharges for mineral rights. June quarter G&A costs did however include costs associated with measures taken to combat COVID-19 including additional transport cost, meals, accommodation, and incentive payments.

The quarterly AISC at US$1,049 per ounce was US$193 per ounce less than in the prior period despite higher royalty charges due to a higher realised gold price (US$1,528 per ounce compared to US$1,512 per ounce).

Mineral Resource model to mill reconciliations

A review of the reconciliation of processed tonnes and grade of ore relative to the Mineral Resource block model on which mine plans are based, showed that reconciliations in the last three months have been strongly positive in terms of contained metal. The overall position for the last twelve months is similarly positive as shown below in Table 5 .

Table 5: Edikan Block Model to Mill Reconciliation Statistics:

Parameter Block Model to Mill Correlation Factor Block Model to Mill Correlation Factor Block Model to Mill Correlation Factor
3 Months 6 Months 12 months
Tonnes of Ore
Head Grade
Contained Gold
1.15
0.99
1.14
1.08
0.96
1.03
1.16
0.96
1.12

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Table 4: Edikan Quarterly Performance Statistics:

Parameter Unit December
2019
Half Year
March
2020 Quarter
June
2020 Quarter
June
2020
Half Year
Financial
Year
2020
Gold Production & Sales
Total material mined:
Tonnes
Total ore mined
Tonnes
Average ore grade mined
g/t gold
Strip ratio
t:t
Ore milled
Tonnes
Milled head grade
g/t gold
Gold recovery
%
Gold produced
ounces
Gold sales1
ounces
Average sales price
US$/ounce
Unit Costs
Mining cost
US$/t mined
Processing cost
US$/t milled
G & A cost
US$M/month

All-In Site Costs
Production cost
US$/ounce
Royalties
US$/ounce
Sub-total
US$/ounce
Sustaining capital
US$/ounce
Total All-In Site Cost
US$/ounce
Site Exploration Cost
US$M
12,636,452
3,120,561
1.01
3.0
3,577,348
0.94
85.2
92,338
90,265
1,388
3.20
9.16
1.88
915
92
1,007
24
1,031
0.79
6,359,926
1,234,412
1.28
4.2
1,764,679
1.08
61.1
38,019
38,225
1,512
3.24
8.75
1.79
1,090
102
1,192
50
1,242
0.55
12,521,826
2,511,146
1.27
4.0
3,365,797
1.07
68.6
79,300
89,393
1,521
3.17
8.59
1.71
994
103
1,097
44
1,141
1.20
25,158,278
5,631,707
1.13
3.5
6,943,145
1.00
76.6
171,638
179,658
1,454
3.18
8.89
1.79
952
97
1,049
33
1,082
1.99
6,161,900
1,276,734
1.27
3.8
1,601,118
1.06
75.9
41,281
51,168
1,528
3.08
8.43
1.63
906
104
1,010
39
1,049
0.65

Notes:

Gold sales are recognised in Perseus’s accounts when gold is delivered to the customer from Perseus’s metal account

Esuajah South (ESS) Underground Development Project

Perseus made strong progress with the implementation of the Esuajah South Underground Project during the quarter.

Approvals from Mincom and the EPA were received for the Exploration Phase of the Project. The approvals allow development of the decline and establishment of ore drives on the first three sub-levels of the orebody from which geological, geotechnical, hydrological and metallurgical parameters will be assessed and confirmed before moving to the next phase of the project. The Exploration Phase extends to September 2021 and during this period, the approvals process for the Production Phase will be completed in anticipation of positive results from the Exploration Phase.

Relocation of the small number of residents from the area began in June 2020. The construction of relocation housing and relocation of all residents is expected to be completed early in the December 2020 quarter.

A request for tender was sent to four mining contractors during the quarter for both the Exploration and Production Phases of the Project, and award of an underground mining services contract is expected to be made during the September quarter with mobilisation and site establishment to take place during the December

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quarter. The tender process for excavation of the box-cut is also in progress, with excavation due to start early in the December quarter.

Geotechnical drilling is due to commence early in the September quarter to finalise the specific location of the portal and decline. Infill Mineral Resource drilling is also due to commence in this period in preparation to potentially moving into the Production phase following completion of the Exploration Phase of the ESS underground project.

Perseus recruited an experienced Underground Manager and a Senior Underground Geologist during the June quarter to manage the implementation of the Exploration Phase and then the Production Phase of the ESS underground project.

Production and Cost Guidance

Given the potential for changes to Perseus’s operating environment due to COVID-19 as noted earlier in this report, it is challenging to forecast future gold production or costs with full confidence. Every effort is being applied to maintaining “business as usual” and achieving internal production and cost targets, but success cannot be guaranteed while the spread of COVID-19 continues in West Africa. With that caveat, guidance for the December 2020 Half Year is as follows:

Parameter Unit June 2020 Half
Year(Actual)
December 2020
Half Year
2020
Calendar Year
Edikan Gold Mine
Gold production
All-In Site Cost (AISC)
Sissingue Gold Mine
Gold production
All-In Site Cost (AISC)
Perseus Group
Gold production
‘000 Ounces
US$/ounce
‘000 Ounces
US$/ounce
‘000 Ounces
79,300
1,141
43,359
756
122,659
162,000-157,000
1,150-1,250
100,000-91,500
670-725
261,500-248,000
975-1,025
82,500-77,500
1,150-1,250
56,500-48,000
600-700
139,000-125,500
All-In Site Cost (AISC) US$/ounce 1,005 940-1,025

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DEVELOPMENT

Yaouré Gold Project, Côte d’Ivoire

Excellent progress has been made on all fronts at the Yaouré Gold Mine development project in Côte d’Ivoire during the quarter. Costs are currently tracking under budget and overall development of Yaouré was 67% complete and in line with schedule expectations at the end of the quarter. Works required to enable the first pour of gold at Yaouré by the stretch target date of late December 2020 are generally on schedule. When commissioned, Yaouré will become Perseus’s third gold mine.

Refer to Appendix A for a photographic record of on-site works at the end of the quarter or visit our website www.perseusmining.com for recent video footage of construction activities.

Financial Status of the Yaouré Development Project

Expenditure on the Yaouré development, at 30 June 2020 was as shown below in Table 6 .

Table 6: Yaouré Development Project - Financial Status

Development
Budget
Forecast Final
Cost
Commitments Entered Commitments Entered Expenses Incurred Expenses Incurred Cash paid Cash paid
Amount %2 Amount %2 Amount %2
265.0 265.0 204.2 77% 166.2 63% 156.0 59%

Note: 1. All $ amounts shown are in USD million . 2. Represents percentage of Development Budget

Offsite Works

Plant engineering is 100% complete and procurement work (including delivery to site) was 96% complete by the end of the quarter. Offsite fabrication of critical steel work is 100% complete for both Structural Steel and plate work. During the quarter, procured items have been moving efficiently through the port of Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire and at this stage deliveries to site continue to take place on a regular basis, largely unimpeded by the COVID-19 crisis. Some hold ups were encountered in various world ports, namely in South Africa and India, however shipments from these ports are now on the water and en-route to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

Onsite works

Occupational Health and Safety

During the quarter, nearly 1,205,010 hours were worked by the approximately 1,750 direct and indirect employees currently engaged on the Yaouré development project. A significant milestone of 3,000,000 LTI free hours of work was recorded shortly after the end of the quarter. Other notable safety statistics for both the quarter and the project to date are as follows:

Table 5: Yaouré OH&S Statistics:

Safety Metrics June 2020 Quarter June 2020 Quarter June 2020 Quarter Project to Date1 Project to Date1
Perseus Contractors Combined Perseus Contractors Combined
Hours worked 205,380 999,630 1,205,010 479,170 2,334,270 2,813,440
First Aid Injury (FAI) 0 6 6 7 17 24
Medical Treatment Injury (MTI) 0 2 2 1 3 4
Lost Time Injury (LTI) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Restricted work Injury (RWI) 0 0 0 1 2 3

1 Project start date 6 May 2019

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Construction Schedule

Full scale construction of the processing facilities and associated infrastructure which began in October 2019 has continued generally in accordance with schedule during the quarter. These works included:

  • In the plant site area:

  • Primary Crusher civil work is 100% complete and structural, mechanical and piping installation has begun.

  • Reclaim chamber civil work is 100% complete and handed over to Perseus for back filling earthworks.

  • SAG Mill and Ball Mill pre-assembly has begun on mobilisation to site of specialist mill installation crew and installation will begin early in the September quarter. The mill power substation was installed.

  • Classification building structure is 99% complete.

  • CIL Tank erection was completed. Launder installation and painting is ongoing.

  • Overland piping from the river abstraction point to site is 90% complete.

  • Raw water, process water and event pond earthworks were completed.

  • Electrical Buried services – Conduit installation ongoing and first cable pulled.

  • Electrical Cable tray installation ongoing.

  • Construction of the Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) is 75% complete and is on target for completion late in the September 2020 quarter. Specific achievements to date include:

  • The TSF stage one main wall is 98% complete.

  • 1.4 million cubic metres of material has been deposited on the main embankment while a further 214,000 cubic metres of material has been placed on the upstream face of the main embankment, the collector drains and basin floor.

  • Construction of finger drains on East Side of TSF Wall is complete.

  • Tails line corridor is 95% cleared from the plant site to TSF, earthworks and shaping of the tails line bund continued, and is approximately 70% complete.

  • Power Supply – Works associated with the power supply are on course to achieve the targeted date for live power supply early in the December quarter. Specifically:

  • Construction of the main Yaouré substation is 83% complete. Construction of the main Kossou substation is 49% complete. Transformers arrived on site and were placed in position on rails during the quarter.

  • Erection of towers was completed and stringing of the HV transmission line has begun. The overall powerline installation works is 91% complete.

  • Perimeter Fence – The 17km of perimeter fence was completed during the period and construction of the main gate entry guardhouse is well under way.

  • Access Road Works – All gazetted road upgrades and reshaping were completed during the period.

  • Permanent Camp & Buildings – Construction of buildings and associated infrastructure for the permanent camp and process plant progressed well with both Senior and Junior accommodation rooms 100% complete. Finalisation of landscaping and support buildings is nearing completion in the camp and work has begun on construction of both the high and low security administration areas in the process plant. The warehouse was completed and handed over to Perseus during the period.

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Community Relations

Finalisation of land compensation is moving more slowly than anticipated. The legal adviser to a small number of landowners has sought to have the matter resolved through the courts. This process has some distance to run before it is resolved and it is expected that the Ivorian government will become involved in the matter as the final land compensation rate to be paid has national consequences for land acquisition in both the mining and agriculture industries as well as general land resumption for industrial purposes. In the meantime, access to the site has been provided to Perseus pending finalisation of the land compensation rates however, sections of the community are growing frustrated by the speed of resolution of this issue. Compensation for crops and sacred sites is largely complete and is due to be finalised in the September 2020 quarter.

Operations Readiness Planning and Implementation

Important progress has been made during the quarter in preparation for a seamless transition from development activities to operations at Yaouré by the end of 2020.

A workforce plan has been finalized and the recruitment of key employees has begun. It is envisaged that by the end of commissioning, Perseus will have recruited approximately 285 direct employees at Yaouré, 90% of whom will be national employees and 10% expatriate employees. To date, the quality of candidates who have made themselves available for consideration for key roles is of the highest order. The logistics of mobilising successful candidates have been challenging with restrictions in place in many countries on international travel. Notwithstanding this, the recruitment process is broadly in line with the original schedule, with several key roles already filled.

Mr. Merlin Thomas, formerly the General Manager of the Sissingué Gold Mine, has been appointed to the role of General Manager – Yaouré and commenced in the role on the 18th of March 2020. Mr. Thomas will coordinate operational readiness planning and implementation from an office in Yamoussoukro until he and his team are able to transition to the Yaouré site during the September 2020 quarter.

Mining contractor, EPSA Internacional SA, a privately owned global earthmoving and mining contractor from Spain, has commenced establishing its operations at Yaouré and planning for their site facilities is advanced. During the quarter, EPSA’s earthmoving fleet began arriving on site and following the end of the quarter, the build-up of EPSA staff onsite began and work is expected to commence on the construction of EPSA’s facilities in coming weeks. Grade control drilling required as a precursor to mining activities is due to commence in the September 2020 quarter.

In the September 2020 quarter, a range of further operational readiness initiatives will also be implemented to ensure critical infrastructure is in place and ready for plant commissioning and production ramp up from late December 2020.

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EXPLORATION

Côte d’Ivoire Exploration

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Sissingué Exploitation Permit

Exploration at Sissingué during the quarter involved air core (“AC”) and reverse circulation (“RC”) drilling at the Tiana, Zangalogo and Kakolo prospects ( Appendix B – Figure 1 ).

At the Tiana prospect, located 3 kilometres southwest of the previously drilled Cashew Farm prospect, 1,353 metres of RC was drilled in 31 holes along with 8,299 metres in 111 AC holes. The drilling at Tiana targeted artisanal workings exploiting sheared and quartz-veined Birimian sediments along a virtually continuous 1.7kilometre strike length ( Appendix B – Figure 2 ).

The Tiana drilling returned several highly encouraging results, including a spectacular two metre intersection of 3,297 grams per tonne gold in TNRC0028 ( Appendix B – Figure 3 ). Other significant intercepts are tabulated below:

Table 7: Tiana Significant Intersections

BHID From(m) To(m) Gold Intercept
TNRC0016
TNRC0018
TNRC0020
TNRC0027
TNRC0028
TNRC0028
incl.
incl.
TNRC0031
TNAC0006
TNAC0080
TNAC0081
126
140
64
128
56
88
106
108
112
88
36
8
16
12
20
132
144
68
140
62
96
138
122
114
102
40
12
20
16
32
6m @ 1.76 g/t
4m @ 1.92 g/t
4m @ 3.89 g/t
12m @ 1.14 g/t
6m @ 1.05 g/t
8m @ 3.07 g/t
32m @ 208.2 g/t
14m @ 475.9 g/t
2m @ 3,297.9 g/t
14m @ 1.04 g/t
4m @ 1.41 g/t
4m @ 7.14 g/t
4m @ 2.36 g/t
4m @ 7.92 g/t
[email protected]/t

Drilling at Tiana is still relatively wide-spaced, with traverses at 150 metres centres or wider, and consists of RC and AC without the benefit of oriented diamond core. Consequently, the geometry and structural controls of the mineralisation remain uncertain. On-going work will seek to address this uncertainty with the drilling of several diamond core holes through the main zone, plus infill RC drilling.

A further 776 metres was drilled in 9 AC holes at the Zangalogo prospect, immediately south of the Sissingué Gold Mine. This was in addition to the 92 AC holes drilled during the previous quarter, with results from both programs received during the June quarter. Despite quite extensive artisanal workings in the target area, along with modest gold-in-soil anomalism, no significant intercepts were recorded from this drilling and no further work is planned.

At the Kakolo prospect near Kanakono, 1,924 metres of AC drilling was completed in 32 holes targeting extensive artisanal workings and gold-in-soil anomalism. Assays remained pending at quarter’s end.

Full details of the Tiana, Zangalogo and Kakolo drilling, including all assays received to date, are provided in Appendix B - Table 1 .

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Mahalé Exploration Permit

Twenty-four RC holes for 2,969 metres were drilled at Fimbiasso West on the Mahalé permit during the quarter. This drilling was in addition to 11 holes drilled in the previous quarter to follow up possible south-westerly extensions of the main Fimbiasso West deposit along the Bélé syenite contact. Results from these holes remain pending, as summarised in Appendix B - Table 2 .

Yaouré Exploration Permits

Exploration activities on the Yaouré permits during the quarter included RC and diamond drilling at the Akakro, Angovia 2 and Sayikro prospects ( Appendix B – Figure 4 ) . In addition, the 17.3 square kilometre, 3D seismic survey over the CMA deposit and environs was completed, along with a 23.2-kilometre 2D seismic traverse across the Yaouré greenstone belt. Data from the surveys are currently with our contractors, HiSeis, for processing, with an initial interpretation likely to be available late in the September quarter. Completion of the down-hole component of the seismic program, utilising the three deep holes drilled into the CMA position (refer to Perseus’s March 2020 quarter report for details), will be completed when COVID-19 travel restrictions are lifted.

Processing of data from a VTEM survey completed in the March quarter was undertaken by consultants Southern Geoscience, during the quarter with interpretation and conductor picking currently in progress.

Drilling was also undertaken at satellite prospects, Akakro, Angovia 2 and Sayikro, with 3 diamond holes drilled for 557 metres at Akakro and 6 diamond holes drilled for 854 metres at Angovia 2. At Sayikro, 38 RC holes were drilled for 4,407 metres with an additional 3 AC holes drilled for 222 metres, plus two diamond holes for 401 metres.

Results from the Akakro drilling, including those from the holes completed in the March quarter, were generally below expectations, with only two higher grade intercepts, as tabulated below:

Table 8: Akakro Significant Intersections

BHID From (m) To (m) Gold Intercept
YDD0544
YDD0546
55
220
56
221
1m @ 5.01 g/t
1m @ 5.44g/t

Drilling at Angovia 2 was completed primarily to confirm historical RC drilling and to provide structural information to allow a better understanding of the geometry of the mineralisation. The results generally confirmed the previous RC grades and widths and provided confidence to proceed to a future resource drill out. Better results from this work are tabulated below:

Table 9: Angovia 2 Significant Intersections

BHID From (m) To (m) Gold Intercept
YDD0550
YDD0552
YDD0553
YDD0554
YDD0555
14
35
81
25
59
120
142.15
37
94
32
63
88.6
19
45
116
141.3
30
37
83
39
66
123
145
47
124
37
72
111
21
50
124.3
159.9
16m @ 1.22 g/t
2m @ 2.54 g/t
2m @ 2.27 g/t
14m @ 1.02 g/t
7m @ 1.05 g/t
3m @ 1.61 g/t
2.85m @ 1.45 g/t
10m @ 1.03 g/t
30m @ 1.6 g/t
5m @ 1.83 g/t
9m @ 1.00 g/t
22.4m @ 1.00 g/t
2m @ 1.32 g/t
5m @ 4.86 g/t
8.3m @ 6.18 g/t
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Drilling at Sayikro was undertaken to follow up strong gold-in-auger anomalies generated by work during 2018 that subsequently attracted intense artisanal mining activity ( Appendix B – Figure 5 ) . The strongest intercepts occurred in a quartz-veined and pyrite-rich granodiorite that occupies the eastern part of the prospect, close to the contact between the granodiorite and basalts. Broad zones of moderate gold mineralisation were also intersected within the western basalts ( Appendix B – Figure 6 ) . The strongest mineralisation appears to lie on the projected extension of the CMA-SW structure, possibly where it converges with similar Y structures trending down from the Yaouré pit area. Better results from the drilling, which is ongoing, are tabled below:

Table 10: Sayikro Significant Intersections

BHID From (m) To (m) Gold Intercept
YRC1367
YRC1368
YRC1380
47
55
111
18
53
90
130 EOH
24
6m @ 1.26 g/t
35m @ 0.79 g/t
19m @ 2.04 g/t
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In addition to the prospect drilling, a 1,400-metre diamond hole was completed late in the quarter targeting a possible extension of the CMA structure along the Volcaniclastic-Basalt contact to the northwest of the plant site. Results from this hole, the first of four drill holes targeting this zone, remain pending.

Complete results for the Yaouré drilling discussed above are presented in Appendix B – Table 3.

Ghana Exploration

Exploration activities at Edikan during the quarter focused on drilling at the Huntado and Mampong South targets on the Nanankaw mining lease ( Appendix B – Figure 7 ) . A total of 3,252 metres was drilled in 28 holes, comprising 3,010 metres of RC plus 242 metres of diamond tails. Felsic dykes, the target of the drilling, were intersected in most holes, ranging from a few metres thick up to approximately 20 metres thick. Several holes contained appreciable pyrite ± arsenopyrite mineralisation accompanied by quartz veining, returning the significant intersections tabulated below and shown on Appendix B – Figure 8 :

Table 11: Huntado - Mampong Significant Intersections

BHID From(m) To(m) Gold Intercept
MPRC231 48 51 3m @ 62.98g/t
MPRC233 90 99 9m @ 7.95g/t
MPRDD027 8 10 2m @ 3.87g/t

MPRC233, which returned the best intersection of the program, intercepted a highly mineralised intrusive that was also intercepted in drill core in MPRDD028 which undercut MPRC233. Assays for the cored section of this hole remained pending at quarter end. Both these holes are located towards the northern end of the project area, and it is anticipated this pod may extend northwards through a lightly drilled area towards the high-grade Mampong deposit. Complete results for the Huntado-Mampong drilling programme discussed above are presented in Appendix B – Table 4.

Whilst drilling proceeded at Huntado-Mampong, negotiations continued with the local community and farmers to commence first-pass RC drilling over the Breman granite prospect on the Agyakusu permit. An initial 3,000m of drilling on a 40 x 80m drill pattern is planned, including 500m of diamond drilling.

Results from the soil sampling program completed over the Agyakusu permit in the previous quarter were received, confirming a significant gold-in-soil anomaly over the Breman prospect. Several other anomalies were identified, potentially reflecting other granite-hosted mineralisation on the property.

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An Option to Purchase and a Joint Venture agreement was signed with Gold Coast Metals covering the Domenase Prospecting License ( Appendix B – Figure 7 ) . The permit is located between 5 and 20 kilometres west of the Edikan processing facility and covers an area of 77.53 square kilometres. Historical exploration in late 2010 on the property by previous owners, Etruscan Resources Inc and First African Havilah Ghana, identified at least two occurrences of mineralised granites like those found at Edikan and at Breman. Limited AC drilling of these granites returned encouraging results from two target areas, including 39m @ 2.54 g/t gold and 3m @ 7.8 g/t gold at the ‘Northern Target’, and 6m @ 2.54 g/t gold at the ‘Central Target’[1] .

The addition of the Domenase property to Perseus’s Edikan property portfolio, in addition to the previously optioned Agyakusu and Agyakusu-DML (Dompoase) permits, consolidates 148 square kilometres of prospective but under-explored geology adjacent to the Edikan Gold Mine and represents an exciting opportunity to potentially extend the mine life at Edikan through exploration.

Note 1: Readers should note that these drill results have been provided to Perseus without underlying information and as such Perseus has not been able to verify the results. Perseus intends to conduct further drilling and results will be reported as required by JORC 2012.

Exploration Expenditure

Expenditure on exploration activities throughout West Africa during the quarter and the financial year to date is as follows:

Table 12: Exploration Expenditure – June 2020 Quarter

Region
Unit
June 2020 Quarter
Financial Year 2020
Region
Unit
June 2020 Quarter
Financial Year 2020
Region
Unit
June 2020 Quarter
Financial Year 2020
Region
Unit
June 2020 Quarter
Financial Year 2020
Region
Unit
June 2020 Quarter
Financial Year 2020
Ghana
US$ million
0.650 1.985
4.692
7.278
1.569
13.539
Côte d’Ivoire
Sissingué
US$ million
Yaouré
US$ million
1.407
1.086
Regional
US$ million
1.226
Sub-total
US$ million
3.719
Total West Africa
US$million
4.369 15.524

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PROGRAM FOR THE SEPTEMBER 2020 QUARTER

Edikan

  • Produce gold at an all-in site cost in line with the recently published LOMP.

  • Continue planning and implementing Continuous Improvement initiatives aimed at increasing gold production and reducing AISC.

  • Continue preparations for commencing underground operations at Esuajah South in the December 2020 quarter.

  • Commence drilling at the Breman prospect on the Agyakusu permit.

  • Commence soil sampling and mapping on the recently optioned Dompoase permit.

Sissingué

  • Produce gold at a total all-in site cost in line with LOMP.

  • Continue planning and implementing Continuous Improvement initiatives aimed at increasing gold production and reducing AISC.

  • Continue work on licencing development of the Fimbiasso deposit.

  • Continue drilling at the various prospects within trucking distance of Sissingué, with the aim of identifying the potential for additional Mineral Resources that can be processed at the Sissingué processing facility.

  • Complete implementation of the Exore Scheme of Arrangement.

Yaouré

  • Continue full scale construction of Yaouré in line with approved schedule and budget.

  • Complete land, and crop compensation payments to affected land holders and farmers.

  • Complete diamond and RC drilling over the Sayikro, Akakro and Angovia 2 prospects on the Yaouré permit.

  • Commence AC drilling over the Allekran and Degbezere prospects (Yaouré West).

  • Process, analyse and interpret data from the 3D and 2D seismic surveys on the Yaouré concessions.

This market announcement was authorised for release by the Board.

To discuss any aspect of this announcement, please contact:

Managing Director & CEO: Jeff Quartermaine at telephone +61 8 6144 1700 or email [email protected];

General Manager BD & IR: Andrew Grove at telephone +61 8 6144 1700 or email [email protected]

Media Relations: Nathan Ryan at telephone +61 4 20 582 887 or email [email protected] (Melbourne)

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Competent Person Statement:

All production targets for Edikan, Sissingué and Yaouré referred to in this report are underpinned by estimated Ore Reserves which have been prepared by competent persons in accordance with the requirements of the JORC Code.

The information in this report that relates to Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves for the Esuajah North deposit at the Edikan Gold Mine was first reported by the Company in compliance with the JORC Code 2012 and NI43-101 in a market announcement entitled “Perseus Mining Updates Mineral Resources & Ore Reserves” released on 28 August 2019. The information in this report that relates to the Mineral Resources for the Edikan deposits (other than the Fetish, AFG, Bokitsi South, Esuajah North and Esuajah South deposits) was first reported by the Company in compliance with the JORC Code 2012 and NI43101 in a market announcement released on 29 August 2018. The information in this report that relates to Ore Reserves for the Edikan deposits (other than the Fetish, AFG, Bokitsi South, Esuajah North and Esuajah South deposits) was first reported by the Company in compliance with the JORC Code 2012 and NI43-101 in a market announcement entitled “Perseus Mining Updates Mineral Resources & Ore Reserves” released on 29 August 2018. The abovementioned deposits have been updated for mining depletion as at 31 December 2019 in a market announcement “Perseus Mining Updates Edikan Gold Mine’s Mineral Resource & Ore Reserves” released on 20 February 2020. The information in this report that relates to the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates for the Bokitsi South and Esuajah South underground and to the Ore Reserve estimates for the Fetish and AFG deposits at the Edikan Gold Mine was first reported by the Company in compliance with the JORC Code 2012 and NI43-101 in a market announcement “Perseus Mining Updates Edikan Gold Mine’s Mineral Resource & Ore Reserves” released on 20 February 2020. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affect the information in those market releases and that all material assumptions underpinning those estimates and the production targets, or the forecast financial information derived therefrom, continue to apply and have not materially changed. The Company further confirms that material assumptions underpinning the estimates of Ore Reserves described in “Technical Report — Central Ashanti Gold Project, Ghana” dated 30 May 2011 continue to apply.

The information in this report that relates to Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves for Sissingué was first reported by the Company in compliance with the JORC Code 2012 and NI43-101 in a market announcement released on 29 October 2018 and was updated for depletion as at 30 June 2019 in a market announcement released on 28 August 2019. In respect of the Fimbiasso East and West deposits, previously Bélé East and West respectively, the Company confirms that material assumptions underpinning the estimates of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves described in market announcements dated 20 February 2017 and 31 March 2017 respectively continue to apply with the exception that the reported resources are now constrained to a US$1,800/oz pit shell as advised in a market announcement dated 29 August 2018. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affect the information in these market releases and that all material assumptions underpinning those estimates and the production targets, or the forecast financial information derived therefrom, continue to apply and have not materially changed. The Company further confirms that material assumptions underpinning the estimates of Ore Reserves described in “Technical Report — Sissingué Gold Project, Côte d’Ivoire” dated 29 May 2015 continue to apply.

The information in this report in relation to Yaouré Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates was first reported by the Company in compliance with the JORC Code 2012 and NI43-101 in a market announcement on 28 August 2019. The Company confirms that all material assumptions underpinning those estimates and the production targets, or the forecast financial information derived therefrom, in that market release continue to apply and have not materially changed. The Company further confirms that material assumptions underpinning the estimates of Ore Reserves described in “Technical Report — Yaouré Gold Project, Côte d’Ivoire” dated 18 December 2017 continue to apply.

The information in this report and the attachments that relates to exploration drilling results is based on, and fairly represents, information and supporting documentation prepared by Dr Douglas Jones, a Competent Person who is a Chartered Professional Geologist. Dr Jones is the Group General Manager Exploration of the Company. Dr Jones has sufficient experience, which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken, to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’”) and to qualify as a “Qualified Person” under National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”). Dr Jones consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

Caution Regarding Forward Looking Information:

This report contains forward-looking information which is based on the assumptions, estimates, analysis and opinions of management made in light of its experience and its perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, as well as other factors that management of the Company believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances at the date that such statements are made, but which may prove to be incorrect. Assumptions have been made by the Company regarding, among other things: the price of gold, continuing commercial production at the Edikan Gold Mine and the Sissingué Gold Mine without any major disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic or otherwise, development of a mine at Yaouré, the receipt of required governmental approvals, the accuracy of capital and operating cost estimates, the ability of the Company to operate in a safe, efficient and effective manner and the ability of the Company to obtain financing as and when required and on reasonable terms. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive of all factors and assumptions which may have been used by the Company. Although management believes that the assumptions made by the Company and the expectations represented by such information are reasonable, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking information will prove to be accurate. Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such factors include, among others, the actual market price of gold, the actual results of current exploration, the actual results of future exploration, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be evaluated, as well as those factors disclosed in the Company's publicly filed documents. The Company believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in the forward-looking information are reasonable. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things, the Company’s ability to carry on its exploration and development activities, the timely receipt of required approvals, the price of gold, the ability of the Company to operate in a safe, efficient and effective manner and the ability of the Company to obtain financing as and when required and on reasonable terms. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Perseus does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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APPENDIX A – YAOURÉ GOLD MINE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Photographic record of Onsite progress to date

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Installation of Primary Crusher, with ROM Pad construction in background

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Crushed Ore Stockpile feed conveyor

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Mill structure

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Mill Structure, and CIL tanks

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Overview of permanent camp and ancillary buildings

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Tailings Storage Facility - Western Main Embankment Wall

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90 KV powerline installation

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Overland water pipeline

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APPENDIX B – EXPLORATION PROJECTS

Figure 1: Sissingué Gold Project - Regional Geology, Permits and Prospects

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Figure 2: Sissingué Gold Project - Tiana Prospect - June Quarter RC & AC results.

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Figure 3: Sissingué Gold Project – Tiana Prospect – RC Drilling results – Section 1135300mN

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Figure 4: Yaouré Gold Project – Exploration Targets - June Quarter

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Figure 5: Yaouré Gold Project - Sayikro Prospect - June Quarter RC & AC results.

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Figure 6: Yaouré Gold Project - Sayikro Prospect - June Quarter RC & AC results.

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Figure 7: Edikan Gold Project – Regional Geology, Tenements and Prospects.

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Figure 8: Edikan Gold Project – Huntado-Mampong Prospects - June Quarter RC & AC results.

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Table 1: Zangalogo (K) and Kakolo (K) & Tiana (TN) drill holes and significant assays:

Hole ID East North Drill Type Azimuth Dip Depth No of samples From To Width Grade
(mE) (mN) (°) (°) (m) (m) (m) (m) (g/t)
Zangologo
KAC0491 805099 1150157 AC 90 -55 62 NSI
KAC0492 805134 1150167 AC 90 -55 65 NSI
KAC0493 805183 1150161 AC 90 -55 69 NSI
KAC0494 805190 1150157 AC 90 -55 42 NSI
KAC0495 805214 1150157 AC 90 -55 71 NSI
KAC0496 805253 1150157 AC 90 -55 76 NSI
KAC0497 805294 1150157 AC 90 -55 70 NSI
KAC0498 805331 1150157 AC 90 -55 71 NSI
KAC0499 805371 1150157 AC 90 -55 65 NSI
KAC0500 805407 1150157 AC 90 -55 71 NSI
KAC0501 805448 1150157 AC 90 -55 67 NSI
KAC0502 805486 1150157 AC 90 -55 64 NSI
KAC0503 805522 1150157 AC 90 -55 62 NSI
KAC0504 805555 1150157 AC 90 -55 65 NSI
KAC0505 805587 1150157 AC 90 -55 75 NSI
KAC0506 805626 1150157 AC 90 -55 77 NSI
KAC0507 805668 1150157 AC 90 -55 64 NSI
KAC0508 805705 1150157 AC 90 -55 71 NSI
KAC0509 805745 1150157 AC 90 -55 78 NSI
KAC0510 805202 1150960 AC 90 -55 62 NSI
KAC0511 805236 1150960 AC 90 -55 70 NSI
KAC0512 805273 1150960 AC 90 -55 60 NSI
KAC0513 805306 1150960 AC 90 -55 74 NSI
KAC0514 805348 1150960 AC 90 -55 66 NSI
KAC0515 805386 1150960 AC 90 -55 35 NSI
KAC0516 805405 1150960 AC 90 -55 59 NSI
KAC0517 805438 1150960 AC 90 -55 52 NSI
KAC0518 805467 1150960 AC 90 -55 61 NSI
KAC0519 805501 1150960 AC 90 -55 62 NSI
KAC0520 805536 1150960 AC 90 -55 61 NSI
KAC0521 805571 1150960 AC 90 -55 60 NSI
KAC0522 805604 1150960 AC 90 -55 41 NSI
KAC0523 805627 1150960 AC 90 -55 63 NSI
KAC0524 805662 1150960 AC 90 -55 70 NSI
KAC0525 805701 1150960 AC 90 -55 61 NSI
KAC0526 805734 1150960 AC 90 -55 53 NSI
KAC0527 805765 1150960 AC 90 -55 70 NSI
KAC0528 805805 1150960 AC 90 -55 55 NSI
KAC0529 805835 1150960 AC 90 -55 60 NSI
KAC0530 805869 1150960 AC 90 -55 64 NSI

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KAC0531 805904 1150960 AC 90 -55 65 NSI
KAC0532 805941 1150960 AC 90 -55 59 NSI
KAC0533 805974 1150960 AC 90 -55 62 NSI
KAC0534 806008 1150960 AC 90 -55 69 NSI
KAC0535 806048 1150960 AC 90 -55 71 NSI
KAC0536 806088 1150960 AC 90 -55 63 NSI
KAC0537 806127 1150960 AC 90 -55 64 NSI
KAC0538 806179 1150960 AC 90 -55 62 NSI
KAC0539 805312 1150284 AC 90 -55 51 NSI
KAC0540 805349 1150284 AC 90 -55 64 NSI
KAC0541 805384 1150284 AC 90 -55 59 NSI
KAC0542 805419 1150284 AC 90 -55 59 NSI
KAC0543 805451 1150284 AC 90 -55 59 NSI
KAC0544 805484 1150284 AC 90 -55 59 NSI
KAC0545 805516 1150284 AC 90 -55 65 NSI
KAC0546 805552 1150284 AC 90 -55 70 NSI
KAC0547 805591 1150284 AC 90 -55 65 NSI
KAC0548 805631 1150284 AC 90 -55 65 NSI
KAC0549 805668 1150284 AC 90 -55 75 NSI
KAC0550 805703 1150284 AC 90 -55 52 NSI
KAC0551 805733 1150284 AC 90 -55 64 NSI
KAC0552 805776 1150284 AC 90 -55 65 NSI
KAC0553 805813 1150284 AC 90 -55 71 NSI
KAC0554 805852 1150284 AC 90 -55 77 NSI
KAC0555 805892 1150284 AC 90 -55 71 NSI
KAC0556 805933 1150279 AC 90 -55 77 NSI
KAC0557 805975 1150279 AC 90 -55 83 NSI
KAC0558 806036 1150281 AC 90 -55 80 NSI
KAC0559 806077 1150284 AC 90 -55 83 NSI
KAC0560 805799 1150160 AC 90 -55 83 NSI
KAC0561 806037 1151165 AC 90 -55 78 NSI
KAC0562 806081 1151165 AC 90 -55 71 NSI
KAC0563 806121 1151165 AC 90 -55 71 NSI
KAC0564 806160 1151165 AC 90 -55 52 NSI
KAC0565 806193 1151165 AC 90 -55 59 NSI
KAC0566 806222 1151165 AC 90 -55 47 NSI
KAC0567 806248 1151165 AC 90 -55 53 NSI
KAC0568 806277 1151165 AC 90 -55 59 NSI
KAC0569 806317 1151165 AC 90 -55 65 NSI
KAC0570 806353 1151165 AC 90 -55 65 NSI
KAC0571 806390 1151165 AC 90 -55 71 NSI
KAC0572 806430 1151165 AC 90 -55 71 NSI
KAC0573 806470 1151165 AC 90 -55 59 NSI
KAC0574 806503 1151165 AC 90 -55 62 NSI

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KAC0575 806538 1151165 AC 90 -55 62 NSI
KAC0576 806573 1151165 AC 90 -55 53 NSI
KAC0577 806613 1151165 AC 90 -55 53 NSI
KAC0578 806643 1151165 AC 90 -55 53 NSI
KAC0579 806673 1151165 AC 90 -55 56 NSI
KAC0580 806704 1151165 AC 90 -55 53 NSI
KAC0581 806737 1151165 AC 90 -55 53 NSI
KAC0582 805305 1151594 AC 90 -55 89 NSI
KAC0583 805355 1151594 AC 90 -55 71 NSI
KAC0584 805395 1151594 AC 90 -55 71 NSI
KAC0585 805435 1151594 AC 90 -55 72 NSI
KAC0586 805476 1151590 AC 90 -55 65 NSI
KAC0587 805523 1151594 AC 90 -55 75 NSI
KAC0588 805566 1151594 AC 90 -55 83 NSI
KAC0589 805614 1151594 AC 90 -55 71 NSI
KAC0590 805653 1151594 AC 90 -55 71 NSI
KAC0591 805693 1151594 AC 90 -55 77 NSI
KAC0592 805736 1151594 AC 90 -55 95 NSI
KAC0593 805790 1151594 AC 90 -55 95 NSI
KAC0594 805844 1151594 AC 90 -55 71 NSI
KAC0595 805885 1151594 AC 90 -55 106 NSI
KAC0596 805944 1151594 AC 90 -55 95 NSI
KAC0597 806001 1151594 AC 90 -55 95 NSI
Kakolo
KAC0598 805761 1143939 AC 40 -55 71 Assays Pending
KAC0599 805787 1143968 AC 40 -55 59 Assays Pending
KAC0600 805694 1143978 AC 40 -55 69 Assays Pending
KAC0601 805724 1144001 AC 40 -55 65 Assays Pending
KAC0602 805749 114403 AC 40 -55 71 Assays Pending
KAC0603 805778 1144045 AC 40 -55 75 Assays Pending
KAC0604 805837 1144012 AC 220 -55 71 Assays Pending
KAC0605 805839 1144012 AC 40 -55 64 Assays Pending
KAC0606 805869 1144032 AC 40 -55 56 Assays Pending
KAC0607 805825 1144094 AC 220 -55 54 Assays Pending
KAC0608 805827 1144092 AC 40 -55 53 Assays Pending
KAC0609 805987 1143505 AC 40 -55 59 Assays Pending
KAC0610 806015 1143522 AC 40 -55 53 Assays Pending
KAC0611 806038 1143541 AC 40 -55 63 Assays Pending
KAC0612 806064 1143564 AC 40 -55 33 Assays Pending
KAC0613 806079 1143575 AC 40 -55 63 Assays Pending
KAC0614 806105 1143601 AC 40 -55 66 Assays Pending
KAC0615 806135 1143622 AC 40 -55 53 Assays Pending
KAC0616 806159 1143640 AC 40 -55 63 Assays Pending
KAC0617 806186 1143663 AC 40 -55 68 Assays Pending

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KAC0618 806217 1143684 AC 40 -55 60 Assays Pending
KAC0619 806242 1143708 AC 40 -55 54 Assays Pending
KAC0620 806267 1143727 AC 40 -55 59 Assays Pending
KAC0621 806289 1143752 AC 40 -55 71 Assays Pending
KAC0622 806322 1143773 AC 40 -55 71 Assays Pending
KAC0623 806355 1143797 AC 40 -55 59 Assays Pending
KAC0624 806381 1143818 AC 40 -55 65 Assays Pending
KAC0625 806406 1143844 AC 40 -55 59 Assays Pending
KAC0626 806434 1143863 AC 40 -55 71 Assays Pending
KAC0627 806465 1143888 AC 40 -55 65 Assays Pending
KAC0628 806497 1143907 AC 40 -55 63 Assays Pending
KAC0629 806520 1143931 AC 40 -55 65 Assays Pending
KAC0630 806549 1143954 AC 40 -55 59 Assays Pending
KAC0631 806575 1143974 AC 40 -55 65 Assays Pending
KAC0632 806603 1143996 AC 40 -55 71 Assays Pending
KAC0633 806632 1144015 AC 40 -55 71 Assays Pending
KAC0634 806660 1144043 AC 40 -55 71 Assays Pending
KAC0635 806689 1144072 AC 40 -55 59 Assays Pending
KAC0636 806718 1144086 AC 40 -55 56 Assays Pending
KAC0637 806740 1144105 AC 40 -55 49 Assays Pending
KAC0638 806765 1144124 AC 40 -55 65 Assays Pending
KAC0639 806789 1144150 AC 40 -55 71 Assays Pending
KAC0640 806819 1144176 AC 40 -55 59 Assays Pending
KAC0641 806840 1144191 AC 40 -55 59 Assays Pending
KAC0642 806867 1144215 AC 40 -55 53 Assays Pending
KAC0643 806890 1144235 AC 40 -55 50 Assays Pending
KAC0644 806931 1144258 AC 40 -55 53 Assays Pending
KAC0645 806954 1144278 AC 40 -55 51 Assays Pending
KAC0646 806973 1144299 AC 40 -55 49 Assays Pending
KAC0647 806994 1144317 AC 40 -55 53 Assays Pending
KAC0648 807020 1144336 AC 40 -55 53 Assays Pending
KAC0649 807050 1144365 AC 40 -55 53 Assays Pending
KAC0650 807072 1144386 AC 40 -55 53 Assays Pending
KAC0651 807099 1144399 AC 40 -55 53 Assays Pending
Tiana
TNRC0001 800340 1135574 RC 250 -50 150 NSI
TNRC0002 800294 113555 RC 250 -50 150 NSI
TNRC0003 800246 1135526 RC 250 -50 141 NSI
TNRC0004 800199 1135523 RC 250 -50 150 NSI
TNRC0005 800153 1135505 RC 250 -50 122 NSI
TNRC0006 800106 1135489 RC 250 -50 150 NSI
TNRC0007 800059 1135478 RC 250 -50 132 NSI
TNRC0008 800012 1135457 RC 250 -50 143 NSI
TNRC0009 800307 1125668 RC 250 -50 144 NSI

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TNRC0010 800259 1135651 RC 250 -50 150 NSI
TNRC0011 800213 1135634 RC 250 -50 150 NSI
TNRC0012 800165 1135616 RC 250 -50 150 NSI
TNRC0013 800071 1135582 RC 250 -50 150 NSI
TNRC0014 800118 1135600 RC 250 -50 140 NSI
TNRC0015 800026 1135565 RC 250 -50 143 NSI
TNRC0016 800037 1135676 RC 250 -50 135 3 126 132 6 1.76
TNRC0017 800084 1135705 RC 250 -50 144 NSI
TNRC0018 800136 1135701 RC 250 -50 144 7 126 138 12 0.79
TNRC0018 800136 1135701 RC 250 -50 144 2 140 144 4 1.92
TNRC0019 800178 1135727 RC 250 -50 150 NSI
TNRC0020 800224 1135745 RC 250 -50 150 2 64 68 4 3.89
TNRC0021 800273 1135762 RC 250 -50 130 NSI
TNRC0022 800373 1135480 RC 250 -50 119 NSI
TNRC0023 800326 1135463 RC 250 -50 140 NSI
TNRC0024 800281 1135446 RC 250 -50 144 NSI
TNRC0025 800234 1135429 RC 250 -50 150 NSI
TNRC0026 800187 1135412 RC 250 -50 150 NSI
TNRC0027 800140 1135394 RC 250 -50 150 6 128 140 12 1.14
TNRC0028 800093 1135378 RC 250 -50 156 3 56 62 6 1.05
TNRC0028 800093 1135378 RC 250 -50 156 4 88 96 8 3.07
TNRC0028 800093 1135378 RC 250 -50 156 16 106 138 32 208.15
TNRC0029 800048 1135359 RC 250 -50 150 11 18 40 22 0.66
TNRC0030 800004 1135340 RC 250 -50 150 NSI
TNRC0031 800090 1134976 RC 250 -50 138 7 66 80 14 0.57
TNRC0031 800090 1134976 RC 250 -50 138 7 88 102 14 1.04
TNAC0001 800483 1135371 AC 250 -50 65 NSI
TNAC0002 800450 1135357 AC 250 -50 83 NSI
TNAC0003 800409 1135347 AC 250 -50 71 NSI
TNAC0004 800374 1135331 AC 250 -50 83 NSI
TNAC0005 800333 1135310 AC 250 -50 83 NSI
TNAC0006 800289 1135295 AC 250 -50 101 1 36 40 4 1.41
TNAC0007 800236 1135274 AC 250 -50 95 NSI
TNAC0008 800172 1135249 AC 250 -50 71 NSI
TNAC0009 800138 1135238 AC 250 -50 89 NSI
TNAC0010 800057 1135207 AC 70 -50 89 NSI
TNAC0011 800060 1135201 AC 250 -50 107 NSI
TNAC0012 800007 1135178 AC 250 -50 95 NSI
TNAC0013 799954 1135161 AC 250 -50 85 NSI
TNAC0014 800223 1135052 AC 250 -50 72 NSI
TNAC0015 800185 1135038 AC 250 -50 74 NSI
TNAC0016 800151 1135022 AC 250 -50 72 3 60 72 12 0.95
TNAC0017 800127 1134984 AC 250 -50 70 NSI
TNAC0018 799972 1134947 AC 70 -50 72 3 60 72 12 0.31

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TNAC0019 799970 1134945 AC 250 -50 59 NSI
TNAC0020 799941 1134937 AC 250 -50 66 NSI
TNAC0021 799908 1134924 AC 250 -50 65 NSI
TNAC0022 799875 1134910 AC 250 -50 65 NSI
TNAC0023 799842 1134898 AC 250 -50 65 NSI
TNAC0024 799810 1134883 AC 250 -50 63 NSI
TNAC0025 799778 1134871 AC 250 -50 53 NSI
TNAC0026 799750 1134860 AC 250 -50 65 NSI
TNAC0027 799719 1134843 AC 250 -50 71 NSI
TNAC0028 799683 1134828 AC 250 -50 71 NSI
TNAC0029 800014 1134403 AC 250 -50 101 NSI
TNAC0030 799962 1134378 AC 250 -50 95 NSI
TNAC0031 799911 1134352 AC 250 -50 83 2 48 56 8 0.51
TNAC0031 799911 1134352 AC 250 -50 83 2 76 83 7 0.76
TNAC0032 799874 1134320 AC 250 -50 96 2 16 24 8 0.58
TNAC0033 799822 1134306 AC 250 -50 90 NSI
TNAC0034 799740 1134269 AC 250 -50 90 NSI
TNAC0035 799774 1134292 AC 250 -50 90 NSI
TNAC0036 799484 1135284 AC 250 -50 66 NSI
TNAC0037 799448 1135271 AC 250 -50 66 NSI
TNAC0038 799413 1135259 AC 250 -50 66 NSI
TNAC0039 799377 1135247 AC 250 -50 66 NSI
TNAC0040 799342 1135235 AC 250 -50 66 NSI
TNAC0041 799307 1135223 AC 250 -50 72 NSI
TNAC0042 799270 1135207 AC 250 -50 66 NSI
TNAC0043 799234 1135199 AC 250 -50 66 NSI
TNAC0044 799200 1135184 AC 250 -50 72 NSI
TNAC0045 799158 1135170 AC 250 -50 72 NSI
TNAC0046 801265 1134648 AC 250 -50 69 NSI
TNAC0047 801230 1134633 AC 250 -50 66 NSI
TNAC0048 801201 1134612 AC 250 -50 66 2 8 16 8 0.36
TNAC0049 801159 1134596 AC 250 -50 66 NSI
TNAC0050 801129 1134592 AC 250 -50 64 NSI
TNAC0051 801107 1134565 AC 250 -50 72 NSI
TNAC0052 801075 1134564 AC 250 -50 69 NSI
TNAC0053 801040 1134541 AC 250 -50 78 1 0 4 4 0.92
TNAC0054 801004 1134520 AC 250 -50 66 NSI
TNAC0055 800975 1134499 AC 250 -50 66 NSI
TNAC0056 800944 1134488 AC 250 -50 72 NSI
TNAC0057 800964 1134894 AC 250 -50 66 NSI
TNAC0058 800927 1134878 AC 250 -50 72 NSI
TNAC0059 800889 1134863 AC 250 -50 54 NSI
TNAC0060 800862 1134846 AC 250 -50 60 NSI
TNAC0061 800832 1134833 AC 250 -50 66 NSI

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TNAC0062 800794 1134820 AC 250 -50 66 NSI
TNAC0063 800719 1134796 AC 70 -50 66 NSI
TNAC0064 800720 1134794 AC 250 -50 60 NSI
TNAC0065 800692 1134775 AC 250 -50 55 NSI
TNAC0066 800660 1134758 AC 250 -50 51 1 8 12 4 0.65
TNAC0067 800992 1136393 AC 250 -50 108 NSI
TNAC0068 800935 1136371 AC 250 -50 71 NSI
TNAC0069 800896 1136355 AC 250 -50 96 NSI
TNAC0070 800847 1136333 AC 250 -50 84 NSI
TNAC0071 800804 1136315 AC 250 -50 90 NSI
TNAC0072 800758 1136293 AC 250 -50 90 NSI
TNAC0073 800708 1136292 AC 250 -50 108 NSI
TNAC0074 800657 1136275 AC 250 -50 96 NSI
TNAC0075 800625 1136234 AC 250 -50 107 NSI
TNAC0076 800569 1136212 AC 250 -50 90 NSI
TNAC0077 800523 1136191 AC 250 -50 108 NSI
TNAC0078 800467 1136168 AC 250 -50 90 NSI
TNAC0079 800407 1136139 AC 250 -50 102 NSI
TNAC0080 800353 1136121 AC 250 -50 96 1 8 12 4 7.14
TNAC0080 800353 1136121 AC 250 -50 96 1 16 20 4 2.36
TNAC0081 800303 1136101 AC 250 -50 108 1 12 16 4 7.92
TNAC0081 800303 1136101 AC 250 -50 108 3 20 32 12 1.03
TNAC0082 800248 1136076 AC 250 -50 96 NSI
TNAC0083 800201 1136055 AC 250 -50 90 NSI
TNAC0084 800152 1136038 AC 250 -50 96 NSI
TNAC0085 800104 1136015 AC 250 -50 78 NSI
TNAC0086 800070 1135992 AC 250 -50 80 NSI
TNAC0087 800016 1135971 AC 250 -50 102 NSI
TNAC0088 799960 1135946 AC 250 -50 89 NSI
TNAC0089 799915 1135927 AC 250 -50 77 NSI
TNAC0090 799876 1135910 AC 250 -50 78 Assays Pending
TNAC0091 799841 1135891 AC 250 -50 90 Assays Pending
TNAC0092 799805 1135877 AC 250 -50 72 Assays Pending
TNAC0093 800340 1137048 AC 250 -50 54 Assays Pending
TNAC0094 800313 1137033 AC 250 -50 66 Assays Pending
TNAC0095 800278 1137021 AC 250 -50 71 Assays Pending
TNAC0096 800241 1137005 AC 250 -50 54 Assays Pending
TNAC0097 800216 1136988 AC 250 -50 66 Assays Pending
TNAC0098 800185 1136974 AC 250 -50 66 Assays Pending
TNAC0099 800153 1136959 AC 250 -50 72 Assays Pending
TNAC0100 800127 1136943 AC 250 -50 71 Assays Pending
TNAC0101 800231 1137319 AC 250 -50 53 Assays Pending
TNAC0102 800203 1137306 AC 250 -50 77 Assays Pending
TNAC0103 800165 1137287 AC 250 -50 66 Assays Pending

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TNAC0104 800129 1137274 AC 250 -50 59 Assays Pending
TNAC0105 800103 1137256 AC 250 -50 56 Assays Pending
TNAC0106 800077 1137242 AC 250 -50 54 Assays Pending
TNAC0107 800049 1137228 AC 250 -50 52 Assays Pending
TNAC0108 800022 1137213 AC 250 -50 54 Assays Pending
TNAC0109 799992 1137199 AC 250 -50 51 Assays Pending
TNAC0110 799963 1137183 AC 250 -50 52 Assays Pending

Table 2: Mahalé (Fimbiasso West) drill holes and significant intercepts:

Hole ID East North Drill Type Azimuth Dip Depth No of samples From To Width Grade
(mE) (mN) (°) (°) (m) (m) (m) (m) (g/t)
Fimbiasso West
MHLC0188 767584 1137079 RC 165 -55 85 Assays Pending
MHLC0189 767546 1137223 RC 165 -55 192 Assays Pending
MHLC0190 767632 1137212 RC 165 -55 144 Assays Pending
MHLC0191 767648 1137150 RC 165 -55 108 Assays Pending
MHLC0192 767682 1137176 RC 165 -55 115 Assays Pending
MHLC0193 767715 1137211 RC 165 -55 114 Assays Pending
MHLC0194 767743 1137230 RC 165 -55 112 Assays Pending
MHLC0195 767634 1137054 RC 165 -55 78 Assays Pending
MHLC0196 767775 1137302 RC 165 -55 147 Assays Pending
MHLC0197 767804 1137342 RC 165 -55 160 Assays Pending
MHLC0198 767789 1137244 RC 165 -55 111 Assays Pending
MHLC0199 767821 1137280 RC 165 -55 115 Assays Pending
MHLC0200 767886 1137342 RC 165 -55 144 Assays Pending
MHLC0201 767900 1137280 RC 165 -55 100 Assays Pending
MHLC0202 767928 1137342 RC 165 -55 129 Assays Pending
MHLC0203 767945 1137280 RC 165 -55 101 Assays Pending
MHLC0204 767956 1137389 RC 165 -55 160 Assays Pending
MHLC0205 767970 1137343 RC 165 -55 120 Assays Pending
MHLC0206 767995 1137400 RC 165 -55 163 Assays Pending
MHLC0207 768056 1137331 RC 165 -55 94 Assays Pending
MHLC0208 768094 1137349 RC 165 -55 91 Assays Pending
MHLC0209 768042 1137381 RC 165 -55 130 Assays Pending
MHLC0210 768078 1137398 RC 165 -55 130 Assays Pending
MHLC0211 768008 1137352 RC 165 -55 126 Assays Pending

Table 3: Yaouré drill holes and significant intercepts:

Hole ID
East
Hole ID
East
North
Drill Type
Azimuth
Dip
Depth
No of samples
North
Drill Type
Azimuth
Dip
Depth
No of samples
North
Drill Type
Azimuth
Dip
Depth
No of samples
North
Drill Type
Azimuth
Dip
Depth
No of samples
North
Drill Type
Azimuth
Dip
Depth
No of samples
North
Drill Type
Azimuth
Dip
Depth
No of samples
From
To
Width
Grade
From
To
Width
Grade
From
To
Width
Grade
From
To
Width
Grade
(mE) (mN)
(°)
(°) (m) (m)
(m)
(m)
(g/t)
CMA Deeps
YDD0539 222228.193 777635.22 DD 270 -70 1100.7 NSI
YDD0540 222081.714 776835.127 DD 270 -70 1000.6 NSI
YDD0541 222776.014 777207.278 DD 280 -75 1200.6 NSI
Govisou

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YDD0542 219416.62 777512.405 DD 225 -50 275.7 12 160 170.1 10.1 0.72
YDD0543 219327.297 777579.849 DD 135 -50 285.3 2 125 127 2 1.85
YDD0543 219327.297 777579.849 DD 135 -50 285.3 15 155 168 13 0.6
Akakro
YDD0544 219220 776387.094 DD 0 -50 190.3 1 55 56 1 5.01
YDD0545 219097.09 776265.97 DD 0 -50 385.4 NSI
YDD0546 219220 776283.133 DD 0 -50 350.4 9 73 83 10 0.63
YDD0546 219220 776283.133 DD 0 -50 350.4 1 220 221 1 5.44
YDD0547 219097.266 776395.934 DD 0 -50 190.3 NSI
YDD0548 219255 776577 DD 0 -50 200.3 NSI
YDD0549 219210 776790 DD 0 -50 200.5 3 14 17 3 0.78
Angovia 2
YDD0550 221771.103 776350.362 DD 290 -90 123.8 17 14 30 16 1.22
YDD0550 221771.103 776350.362 DD 290 -90 123.8 2 35 37 2 2.54
YDD0550 221771.103 776350.362 DD 290 -90 123.8 4 56 60 4 0.71
YDD0550 221771.103 776350.362 DD 290 -90 123.8 2 81 83 2 2.27
YDD0551 221799.726 776344.964 DD 270 -50 153.5 10 0 9 9 0.33
YDD0551 221799.726 776344.964 DD 270 -50 153.5 17 61 76 15 0.29
YDD0551 221799.726 776344.964 DD 270 -50 153.5 15 84 98 14 0.81
YDD0551 221799.726 776344.964 DD 270 -50 153.5 23 101 122 21 0.73
YDD0552 221840.325 776345.081 DD 270 -50 153.8 15 25 39 14 1.02
YDD0552 221840.325 776345.081 DD 270 -50 153.8 8 59 66 7 1.05
YDD0552 221840.325 776345.081 DD 270 -50 153.8 13 86 97.7 11.7 0.31
YDD0552 221840.325 776345.081 DD 270 -50 153.8 3 120 123 3 1.61
YDD0552 221840.325 776345.081 DD 270 -50 153.8 3 142.15 145 2.85 1.45
YDD0553 221744.982 776400.188 DD 180 -55 150.7 11 37 47 10 1.03
YDD0553 221744.982 776400.188 DD 180 -55 150.7 8 50 57 7 0.42
YDD0553 221744.982 776400.188 DD 180 -55 150.7 6 71.3 77 5.7 0.44
YDD0553 221744.982 776400.188 DD 180 -55 150.7 32 94 124 30 1.6
YDD0553 221744.982 776400.188 DD 180 -55 150.7 19 131 147.1 16.1 0.84
YDD0554 221743.918 776335.577 DD 270 -90 112.1 6 9.7 18 8.3 0.66
YDD0554 221743.918 776335.577 DD 270 -90 112.1 6 32 37 5 1.83
YDD0554 221743.918 776335.577 DD 270 -90 112.1 9 63 72 9 1
YDD0554 221743.918 776335.577 DD 270 -90 112.1 26 88.6 111 22.4 0.99
YDD0555 221771.844 776400.126 DD 180 -55 159.9 6 0 9 9 0.86
YDD0555 221771.844 776400.126 DD 180 -55 159.9 2 19 21 2 1.32
YDD0555 221771.844 776400.126 DD 180 -55 159.9 5 45 50 5 4.86
YDD0555 221771.844 776400.126 DD 180 -55 159.9 38 55 91 36 0.69
YDD0555 221771.844 776400.126 DD 180 -55 159.9 5 108 113 5 0.88
YDD0555 221771.844 776400.126 DD 180 -55 159.9 9 116 124.3 8.3 6.18
YDD0555 221771.844 776400.126 DD 180 -55 159.9 22 141.3 159.9 18.6 2.95
Sayikro
YDD0556 220070.939 775891.147 DD 270 -60 200.5 Assays Pending
YDD0557 220456.398 775796.947 DD 270 -60 200.5 Assays Pending

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YAC1673 220400 775900 AC 270 -60 80 NSI
YAC1674 220361 775900 AC 270 -60 112 NSI
YAC1675 220306 775898 AC 270 -60 108 NSI
YRC1363 220253 775905 RC 270 -60 100 NSI
YRC1364 220181 775913 RC 270 -60 116 12 66 82 16 0.45
YRC1364 220181 775913 RC 270 -60 116 12 93 115 22 0.29
YRC1365 220123 775904 RC 270 -60 109 NSI
YRC1366 220060 775887 RC 270 -60 153 6 57 67 10 0.4
YRC1366 220060 775887 RC 270 -60 153 4 116 124 8 0.48
YRC1367 219984 775888 RC 270 -60 64 5 47 53 6 1.26
YRC1368 220491 775792 RC 270 -60 130 35 55 90 35 0.79
YRC1368 220491 775792 RC 270 -60 130 18 108 130 22 1.8
YRC1369 220426 775797 RC 270 -60 113 14 0 18 18 0.29
YRC1370 220370 775804 RC 270 -60 78 NSI
YRC1371 220318 775804 RC 270 -60 78 NSI
YRC1372 220280 775808 RC 270 -60 103 NSI
YRC1373 220229 775801 RC 270 -60 117 NSI
YRC1374 220170 775800 RC 270 -60 106 NSI
YRC1375 220117 775800 RC 270 -60 78 36 1 54 53 0.38
YRC1376 220078 775796 RC 270 -60 94 9 39 48 9 0.39
YRC1376 220078 775796 RC 270 -60 94 19 69 94 25 0.44
YRC1377 220032.623 775789.462 RC 270 -60 84 NSI
YRC1378 219988.984 775799.953 RC 270 -60 94 5 73 81 8 0.32
YRC1379 219926.494 775808.626 RC 270 -60 121 7 91 101 10 0.29
YRC1380 219866.054 775805.802 RC 270 -60 154 9 0 14 14 0.73
YRC1380 219866.054 775805.802 RC 270 -60 154 4 18 24 6 1.75
YRC1380 219866.054 775805.802 RC 270 -60 154 3 69 72 3 0.98
YRC1380 219866.054 775805.802 RC 270 -60 154 6 121 133 12 0.34
YRC1381 219913.836 775891.913 RC 270 -60 119 3 36 42 6 0.53
YRC1382 220400.814 775699.541 RC 270 -60 94 7 72 79 7 0.85
YRC1383 220349.037 775698.65 RC 270 -60 102 9 66 75 9 0.46
YRC1384 220293.761 775702.069 RC 270 -60 91 NSI
YRC1385 220243.462 775697.827 RC 270 -60 88 NSI
YRC1386 220200.052 775698.245 RC 270 -60 88 NSI
YRC1387 220155.666 775695.936 RC 270 -60 109 NSI
YRC1388 220101.351 775697.247 RC 270 -60 112 NSI
YRC1389 220046.481 775692.03 RC 270 -60 67 NSI
YRC1390 220013.683 775695.541 RC 270 -60 82 NSI
YRC1391 219973 775704 RC 270 -60 66 Assays Pending
YRC1392 219940 775700 RC 270 -60 121 Assays Pending
YRC1393 219880 775700 RC 270 -60 154 Assays Pending
YRC1394 219803 775703 RC 270 -60 121 Assays Pending
YRC1395 220433 775597 RC 270 -60 138 Assays Pending
YRC1396 220364 775600 RC 270 -60 136 Assays Pending

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YRC1397 220300 775602 RC 270 -60 106 Assays Pending
YRC1398 220247 775608 RC 270 -60 70 Assays Pending
YRC1399 220212 775608 RC 270 -60 131 Assays Pending
YRC1400 220147 775584 RC 270 -60 106 Assays Pending
CMA Basin Contact
YDD0558 221145 777890 DD 210 -55 270.5 In Progress

Table 4: Edikan drill holes and significant intercepts:

Hole_ID East North Drill
Type
Azimuth Dip Depth No of
Samples
From To Width Au g/t
(mE) (mN) (°) (°) m
MPRC214 20869.97 12330.92 RC 138 -55 136 4 121 125 4 0.76
MPRC222 21053.32 12908.65 RC 318 -55 115 1 99 100 1 0.55
MPRC224 21280.07 12932.20 RC 318 -55 100 4 84 88 4 0.5
MPRC228 21448.77 12318.18 RC 138 -55 120 1 76 77 1 3.1
MPRC228 21448.77 12318.18 RC 138 -55 120 1 87 88 1 2.93
MPRC228 21448.77 12318.18 RC 138 -55 120 1 90 92 2 0.51
MPRC231 20572.54 12290.55 RC 138 -55 80 3 48 51 3 62.98
MPRC232 20173.63 12285.69 RC 138 -55 102 1 38 40 2 0.56
MPRC233 22395.44 12946.44 RC 318 -60 156 1 87 88 1 0.59
MPRC233 22395.44 12946.44 RC 318 -60 156 9 90 99 9 7.95
MPRDD026 22720.24 12932.23 RCDD 318 -60 249.4 1 51 53 2 0.6
MPRDD026 22720.24 12932.23 RCDD 318 -60 249.4 1 84 85 1 3.29
MPRDD026 22720.24 12932.23 RCDD 318 -60 249.4 1 166 168 2 0.54
MPRDD027 21914.76 12920.00 RCDD 318 -55 240.4 1 8 10 2 3.87
MPRDD027 21914.76 12920.00 RCDD 318 -55 240.4 1 104 106 2 0.83
MPRDD027 21914.76 12920.00 RCDD 318 -55 240.4 1 166 167 1 0.51

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APPENDIX B – JORC TABLE 1 – Côte d’Ivoire

JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1 Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

Criteria JORC Code Explanation Commentary
Sampling
techniques
Nature and quality of sampling (e.g. cut channels,
random chips, or specific specialised industry standard
measurement tools appropriate to the minerals under
investigation, such as down hole gamma sondes, or
handheld XRF instruments, etc.). These examples should
not be taken as limiting the broad meaning of sampling.
Include reference to measures taken to ensure sample
representivity and the appropriate calibration of any
measurement tools or systems used.
Aspects of the determination of mineralisation that are
Material to the Public Report.
In cases where ‘industry standard’ work has been done
this would be relatively simple (e.g. ‘reverse circulation
drilling was used to obtain 1 m samples from which 3 kg
was pulverised to produce a 30 g charge for fire assay’).
In other cases, more explanation may be required, such
as where there is coarse gold that has inherent sampling
problems. Unusual commodities or mineralisation types
(e.g. submarine nodules) may warrant disclosure of
detailed information.

Reverse Circulation (RC) drill holes were routinely
sampled at 1m intervals down the hole. RC samples
were collected at the drill rig by riffle splitting drill
spoils to collect a nominal 1-2 kg sub sample and
composited into 2m samples for assay.

Air Core (AC) drill holes were routinely sampled at
1m intervals down the hole. AC samples were
collected at the drill rig by riffle splitting drill spoils
to collect a nominal 2-3 kg sub.

Half-core from Diamond core drilling (DD) were
taken systematically from the ‘right’ hand side; 1.5 m
in oxide and transition, 1 m in fresh

Routine standard reference material, sample blanks,
and sample duplicates were routinely
inserted/collected in the sample sequence.

RC, AC and DD samples were submitted to Bureau
Veritas Cote d’Ivoire for preparation and analysis by
50g Fire Assay.
Drilling
techniques
Drill type (e.g. core, reverse circulation, open-hole
hammer, rotary air blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, etc.) and
details (e.g. core diameter, triple or standard tube, depth
of diamond tails, face-sampling bit or other type,
whether core is oriented and if so, by what method, etc.).
• All RC holes were completed by reverse circulation (RC)
drilling techniques with a hole diameter of 5.5 inch and a
face sampling down hole hammer. Air Core drilling was
completed with a 3.5 inch hammer.
• Diamond drilling used HQ diameter in weathered, and NQ
in fresh rock. All drill core was oriented using a Reflex EX
Trac tool.
Drill sample
recovery
Method of recording and assessing core and chip sample
recoveries and results assessed.
Measures taken to maximise sample recovery and ensure
representative nature of the samples.
Whether a relationship exists between sample recovery
and grade and whether sample bias may have occurred
due to preferential loss/gain of fine/coarse material.
• Riffle split samples were weighed to monitor sample
recovery
• Diamond core recovery was measured. Recoveries in fresh
rock average 98%
• No apparent relation has been observed between sample
recovery and grade
Logging Whether core and chip samples have been geologically
and geotechnically logged to a level of detail to support
appropriate Mineral Resource estimation, mining studies
and metallurgical studies.
Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in nature.
Core (or costean, channel, etc.) photography.
The total length and percentage of the relevant
intersections logged.
• All drill samples were geologically logged by Company
Geologists.
• Geological logging recorded rock types, the abundance of
quartz and sulphides and degree of weathering using a
standardized logging system.
• Small samples of coarse and sieved RC drill material were
affixed to “chip boards” to aid geological logging and for
future reference. Sieved and washed AC materials were
kept in chip boxes for future reference

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Sub-sampling
techniques and
sample
preparation
If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half or
all core taken.
If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary split,
etc and whether sampled wet or dry.
For all sample types, the nature, quality and
appropriateness of the sample preparation technique.
Quality control procedures adopted for all sub-sampling
stages to maximise representivity of samples.
Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is
representative of the in-situ material collected, including
for instance results for field duplicate/second-half
sampling.
Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the grain size of
the material being sampled.
• All RC and AC samples were riffle split at the drill rig.
• Samples were obtained dry.
• Routine field sample duplicates were taken to evaluate
representivity of samples with the results stored in the
master drill database for reference.
• At the Bureau Veritas laboratory, samples were weighed,
dried and crushed to -2mm in a jaw crusher. A 1.5kg split of
the crushed sample was subsequently pulverised in a ring
mill to achieve a nominal particle size of 85% passing 75um.
• Sample sizes and laboratory preparation techniques are
considered to be appropriate for this stage of gold
exploration.
Quality of assay
data and
laboratory tests
The nature, quality and appropriateness of the assaying
and laboratory procedures used and whether the
technique is considered partial or total.
For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld XRF
instruments, etc., the parameters used in determining
the analysis including instrument make and model,
reading times, calibrations factors applied and their
derivation, etc.
Nature of quality control procedures adopted (e.g.
standards, blanks, duplicates, external laboratory checks)
and whether acceptable levels of accuracy (ie lack of
bias) and precision have been established.
• Analysis for gold was undertaken at Bureau Veritas Cote
d’Ivoire lab by 50g Fire Assay with AAS finish to a lower
detection limit of 0.01ppm. Fire assay is considered a total
assay technique.
• No geophysical tools or other non-assay instruments were
used in the analyses reported.
• QAQC samples nominally

Blanks at 1 in 50

Certified standards at 1 in25

Field duplicates of RC samples at 1 in 50
• Review of standard reference material, sample blanks and
duplicates suggest there are no significant analytical bias or
preparation errors in the reported analyses.
• Internal laboratory QAQC checks are reported by the
laboratory and routine review of the laboratory QAQC
suggests the laboratory is performing within acceptable
limits.
Verification of
sampling and
assaying
The verification of significant intersections by either
independent or alternative company personnel.
The use of twinned holes.
Documentation of primary data, data entry procedures,
data verification, data storage (physical and electronic)
protocols.
Discuss any adjustment to assay data.
• Drill hole data is captured by Company geologists at the
drill rig and manually entered into a digital database.
• The digital data is verified and validated by the Company’s
database Manager before loading into a master drill hole
database on a regularly backed-up server.
• Reported drill hole intercepts are compiled by the
Company’s Group Exploration Manager.
• Twin holes were not drilled to verify results.
• There were no adjustments to assay data.
Location of data
points
Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill holes
(collar and down-hole surveys), trenches, mine workings
and other locations used in Mineral Resource estimation.
Specification of the grid system used.
Quality and adequacy of topographic control.
• Drill hole collars were set out in UTM grid_Zone30N for
Yaouré.
• Drill hole collars were positioned using handheld GPS,
accurate to +/- 2-3m in the horizontal.
• Drill holes were routinely surveyed for down hole deviation
using the Flexit tool. DD holes were surveyed at 12m and
then every 30m. RC holes were surveyed at 9m and at end
of the hole. AC holes were not surveyed downhole.
• Locational accuracy at collar and down the drill hole is
considered appropriate for this early stage of exploration.
Data spacing and
distribution
Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results.
Whether the data spacing and distribution is sufficient to
establish the degree of geological and grade continuity
appropriate for the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve
estimation procedure(s) and classifications applied.
Whether sample compositing has been applied.
• All reported RC and DD holes were drilled on 40m to 80m
spaced SW-NE orientated drill sections with hole spacing
on sections at 40m. Reported AC holes were drilled heel-
to-toe on nominal 160m-spaced fences.
• The reported drilling has not been used to estimate any
mineral resources or reserves.
• Prior to assaying, 1m RC sub-samples have been
composited by weight to form 2m composites samples. AC
samples were assayed for each meter.

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Orientation of
data in relation
to geological
structure
Whether the orientation of sampling achieves unbiased
sampling of possible structures and the extent to which
this is known, considering the deposit type.
If the relationship between the drilling orientation and
the orientation of key mineralised structures is
considered to have introduced a sampling bias, this
should be assessed and reported if material.
• Exploration is at an early stage and the true orientation of
mineralisation has not yet been confirmed.
Sample security The measures taken to ensure sample security. • Samples were stored in a fenced compound within the
Company’s accommodation camp in Tengréla or at secured
Yaouré site offices prior to sample collection and road
transport to the laboratory of Bureau Veritas in Abidjan or
MSA Lab in Yamoussoukro.
Audits or reviews The results of any audits or reviews of sampling
techniques and data.
• The Company’s sampling techniques employed in Ivory
Coast were last reviewed in a site visit to the Tengréla Gold
Project by Snowden mining consultants in December 2016.

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results - Yaouré

(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)

Criteria JORC Code Explanation Commentary Commentary
Mineral tenement
and land tenure
status
Type, reference name/number, location and
ownership including agreements or material issues
with third parties such as joint ventures, partnerships,
overriding royalties, native title interests, historical
sites, wilderness or national park and environmental
settings.
The security of the tenure held at the time of
reporting along with any known impediments to
obtaining a licence to operate in the area.










Reported RC, AC and DD results are from the Govisou,
Akakro, Sayikro, CMA Deeps & Angovia 2 prospects, within
the Yaouré exploitation permit (tenement PE50)
The Yaouré exploitation permit has an expiry date of 23
April 2030. The permit is held by Perseus’s subsidiary
Perseus Mining Yaouré SA in which the government of
Côte d’Ivoire holds a 10% free carried interest.The
Government of Côte d’Ivoire is entitled to a royalty on
production as follows:
Spot price per ounce - London PM Fix
Royalty
Rate
Less than or equal to US$1000
3%
Higher than US$1000 and less than or
equal to US$1300
3.5%
Higher than US$1300 and less than or
equal to US$1600
4%
Higher than US$1600 and less than or
equal to US$2000
5%
Higher than US$2000
6%
The CMA NE Extension areas have no known exploration-
specific environmental liabilities.
Exploration done
by other parties
Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by
other parties.
• Historical exploration at Akakro, Angovia 2 and Govisou
includes limited work by French Bureau des Recherches
Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) and Amara Mining.
Limited drilling by the latter returned scattered anomalous
intersections in RC drilling.
• No previous drilling has been conducted on the Sayikro
prospect or the CMA Deeps.
Geology Deposit type, geological setting and style of
mineralisation.
• The Sayikro, Akakro & Govisou prospects are underlain by
mafic volcanics intruded by granodiorite bodies.
• Mineralisation occurs as disseminations of py-apy in the
granodiorite and in qtz-carbonate veins in both the
intrusive and basalts.
• Gold mineralisation at Angovia 2 occurs in basaltic
andesites with a well-defined back-shale marker unit.
• Gold mineralisation occurs primarily in oxides, but also in
qtz-carb-py-apy veins in the volcanics.
• The three deep holes into the CMA thrust were designed
to identify the structure at depth.

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Drill hole
Information
A summary of all information material to the
understanding of the exploration results including a
tabulation of the following information for all
Material drill holes:
o easting and northing of the drill hole colla_r
o _elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation above

sea level in metres) of the drill hole collar
o dip and azimuth of the hole
o down hole length and interception depth
o hole length
If the exclusion of this information is justified on the
basis that the information is not Material and this
exclusion does not detract from the understanding of
the report, the Competent Person should clearly
explain why this is the case.
• Reported results are summarised in Table 3 within the
attached announcement.
• The drill holes reported in this announcement have the
following parameters:
• Grid co-ordinates are UTM WGS84_30N.
• Collar elevation is defined as height above sea level in
metres (RL)
• Dip is the inclination of the hole from the horizontal.
Azimuth is reported in WGS 84_29N degrees as the
direction toward which the hole is drilled.
• Down hole length of the hole is the distance from the
surface to the end of the hole, as measured along the drill
trace
• Intersection depth is the distance down the hole as
measured along the drill trace.
• Intersection width is the down hole distance of an
intersection as measured along the drill trace
• Hole length is the distance from the surface to the end of
the hole, as measured along the drill trace.
• Previously reported drilling results have not been repeated
in this announcement.
Data aggregation
methods
In reporting Exploration Results, weighting
averaging techniques, maximum and/or minimum
grade truncations (e.g. cutting of high grades) and
cut-off grades are usually Material and should be
stated.
Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short
lengths of high-grade results and longer lengths of
low-grade results, the procedure used for such
aggregation should be stated and some typical
examples of such aggregations should be shown in
detail.
The assumptions used for any reporting of metal
equivalent values should be clearly stated.
• A minimum cut-off grade of 0.3 g/t Au is applied to the
reported intervals.
• Intervals of Internal dilution (<0.3 g/t Au) within a reported
interval cannot exceed 2m.
• No grade top cut has been applied.
• Samples have been weighted by length of sample interval
• No metal equivalent reporting is used or applied.
Relationship
between
mineralisation
widths and
intercept lengths
These relationships are particularly important in the
reporting of Exploration Results.
If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to
the drill hole angle is known, its nature should be
reported.
If it is not known and only the down hole lengths are
reported, there should be a clear statement to this
effect (e.g. ‘down hole length, true width not
known’).
• The reported results are from early stage exploration
drilling; the orientation of geological structures is currently
not known with certainty (other than the CMA).
• Results are reported as down hole length, true width is
unknown.
Diagrams Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and
tabulations of intercepts should be included for any
significant discovery being reported These should
include, but not be limited to a plan view of drill hole
collar locations and appropriate sectional views.
• Drill hole plans are shown in Figures 5 & 6 in Appendix A.
• Significant assay results are tabulated in body text of this
announcement
Balanced reporting Where comprehensive reporting of all Exploration
Results is not practicable, representative reporting of
both low and high grades and/or widths should be
practiced to avoid misleading reporting of
Exploration Results.
• Results have been comprehensively reported in this
announcement.
• All drill holes completed, including holes with no significant
gold intersections, are reported in Table 3 of Appendix A.

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Other substantive
exploration data
Other exploration data, if meaningful and material,
should be reported including (but not limited to):
geological observations; geophysical survey results;
geochemical survey results; bulk samples – size and
method of treatment; metallurgical test results; bulk
density, groundwater, geotechnical and rock
characteristics; potential deleterious or
contaminating substances.
• There is no other exploration data which is considered
material to the results reported in this announcement
Further work The nature and scale of planned further work (e.g.
tests for lateral extensions or depth extensions or
large-scale step-out drilling).
Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible
extensions, including the main geological
interpretations and future drilling areas, provided
this information is not commercially sensitive.
• Further drilling is warranted at Sayikro to assess the gold
within both the mafic volcanics and the granodiorite, and
to define the strike length of the intersected
mineralisation.
• Results from Akakro & Govisou are be assessed to
determine whether further drilling is warranted.
• Grade-control drilling is planned for Angovia 2 to quantify a
potential oxide resource.
• The CMA Deeps holes will be used for future down-hole
seismic measurements.

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results – Sissingué and Mahalé

(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)

Criteria JORC Code Explanation Commentary Commentary
Mineral tenement
and land tenure
status
Type, reference name/number, location and
ownership including agreements or material issues
with third parties such as joint ventures, partnerships,
overriding royalties, native title interests, historical
sites, wilderness or national park and environmental
settings.
The security of the tenure held at the time of
reporting along with any known impediments to
obtaining a licence to operate in the area.


















Reported AC results from Mahalé relate to exploration
permit PR259, currently under application for an
Exploitation Permit. The Permit is held by Perseus’s 100%
owned subsidiary Occidental Gold SARL
Reported AC results from Sissingué relate to Exploitation
Permit PE39, valid until 8 August 2022.
Perseus holds an 86% interest in PE39 through the
Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Perseus Mining Côte
d’Ivoire SA. The government of Côte d’Ivoire holds a 10%
free carried interest in the property and the remaining 4%
interest is held by local joint venture partner Société
Minière de Côte d’Ivoire (SOMICI).
The Government of Côte d’Ivoire is entitled to a royalty on
production as follows:
Spot price per ounce - London PM Fix
Royalty
Rate
Less than or equal to US$1000
3%
Higher than US$1000 and less than or
equal to US$1300
3.5%
Higher than US$1300 and less than or
equal to US$1600
4%
Higher than US$1600 and less than or
equal to US$2000
5%
Higher than US$2000
6%
In respect of Sissingué, Franco Nevada are entitled to a
0.5% royalty on production and Ivorian partners are
entitled to a royalty of US$0.80 per ounce.
The Mahalé and Sissingué areas have no known
exploration-specific environmental liabilities.

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Exploration done
by other parties
Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by
other parties.
• Historical exploration over the Mahalé and Sissingué
permits is limited to regional lag sampling by Randgold
Resources during the 1990’s.
• This work identified a number of target areas, including the
areas reported on in this ASX announcement.
Geology Deposit type, geological setting and style of
mineralisation.
• The Mahalé area is largely underlain by mafic volcanics and
granites/syenites.
• Gold mineralisation is related to altered syeno-granite and
basalt in contact with the marginal parts of the intrusive,
with associated pyrite + magnetite ± quartz veining.
• The Sissingué area is dominated by clastic basinal meta-
sediments intruded by major felsic (granodioritic) and
minor mafic intrusions.
• Gold mineralisation occurs predominantly in quartz veins
within altered metasediments (sericite-carbonate + pyrite
± arsenopyrite), often at and/or close to the contacts with
plug-like felsic intrusions.
Drill hole
Information
A summary of all information material to the
understanding of the exploration results including a
tabulation of the following information for all
Material drill holes:
o easting and northing of the drill hole colla_r
o _elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation above

sea level in metres) of the drill hole collar
o dip and azimuth of the hole
o down hole length and interception depth
o hole length
If the exclusion of this information is justified on the
basis that the information is not Material and this
exclusion does not detract from the understanding of
the report, the Competent Person should clearly
explain why this is the case.
• Reported results are summarised in Tables 1 & 2 within the
attached announcement.
• The drill holes reported in this announcement have the
following parameters:
• Grid co-ordinates are UTM WGS84_29N.
• Collar elevation is defined as height above sea level in
metres (RL)
• Dip is the inclination of the hole from the horizontal.
Azimuth is reported in WGS 84_29N degrees as the
direction toward which the hole is drilled.
• Down hole length of the hole is the distance from the
surface to the end of the hole, as measured along the drill
trace
• Intersection depth is the distance down the hole as
measured along the drill trace.
• Intersection width is the down hole distance of an
intersection as measured along the drill trace
• Hole length is the distance from the surface to the end of
the hole, as measured along the drill trace.
• Previously reported drilling results (pre-2018) have not
been repeated in this announcement.
Data aggregation
methods
In reporting Exploration Results, weighting
averaging techniques, maximum and/or minimum
grade truncations (e.g. cutting of high grades) and
cut-off grades are usually Material and should be
stated.
Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short
lengths of high-grade results and longer lengths of
low-grade results, the procedure used for such
aggregation should be stated and some typical
examples of such aggregations should be shown in
detail.
The assumptions used for any reporting of metal
equivalent values should be clearly stated.
• A minimum cut-off grade of 0.3 g/t Au is applied to the
reported intervals.
• Intervals of Internal dilution (<0.3 g/t Au) within a reported
interval cannot exceed 2m.
• No grade top cut has been applied.
• Samples have been weighted by length of sample interval
• No metal equivalent reporting is used or applied.
Relationship
between
mineralisation
widths and
intercept lengths
These relationships are particularly important in the
reporting of Exploration Results.
If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to
the drill hole angle is known, its nature should be
reported.
If it is not known and only the down hole lengths are
reported, there should be a clear statement to this
effect (e.g. ‘down hole length, true width not
known’).
• The reported results are from early stage exploration
drilling; the orientation of geological structure is currently
not known with certainty.
• Results are reported as down hole length, true width is
unknown.

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Diagrams Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and
tabulations of intercepts should be included for any
significant discovery being reported These should
include, but not be limited to a plan view of drill hole
collar locations and appropriate sectional views.
• Significant assay results are tabulated in the body text of
this announcement.
• A plan and section from the Tiana prospect are provided in
Figures 2 & 3 in Appendix A.
Balanced reporting Where comprehensive reporting of all Exploration
Results is not practicable, representative reporting of
both low and high grades and/or widths should be
practiced to avoid misleading reporting of
Exploration Results.
• Results have been comprehensively reported in this
announcement.
• All drill holes completed, including holes with no significant
gold intersections, are reported in Tables 1 & 2 in Appendix
A.
Other substantive
exploration data
Other exploration data, if meaningful and material,
should be reported including (but not limited to):
geological observations; geophysical survey results;
geochemical survey results; bulk samples – size and
method of treatment; metallurgical test results; bulk
density, groundwater, geotechnical and rock
characteristics; potential deleterious or
contaminating substances.
• Since 2013, the Sissingué area has been intensely mined by
local artisanal workers. The upper 8-10 vertical metres
should be considered depleted and/or severely disturbed.
• The Mahalé permit is largely devoid of artisanal workings.
• There is no other exploration data which is considered
material to the results reported in this announcement.
Further work The nature and scale of planned further work (e.g.
tests for lateral extensions or depth extensions or
large-scale step-out drilling).
Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible
extensions, including the main geological
interpretations and future drilling areas, provided
this information is not commercially sensitive.
• Further drilling is warranted to test the strike extensions of
the identified zones of mineralisation at Tiana and Kakolo.
• Further drilling at Fimbiasso West will be dependent on
the results of pending assays.

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results – Edikan (Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Mineral
tenement and
land tenure
status
Type, reference name/number, location and ownership
including agreements or material issues with third
parties such as joint ventures, partnerships, overriding
royalties, native title interests, historical sites,
wilderness or national park and environmental
settings.
The security of the tenure held at the time of reporting
along with any known impediments to obtaining a
licence to operate in the area.
• The reported results are from the Ayanfuri Mining Lease,
permit ML6/15. The Ayanfuri Mining Lease is located in the
Central Region of Ghana and is owned by Perseus Mining
(Ghana) Limited, a 90% owned subsidiary of Perseus Mining
Limited, with the remaining 10% owned by the Government
of Ghana.
• The Ayanfuri ML is in good standing and valid through to 30
December 2024.
• The Huntado & Mampong areas have no known
exploration-specific environmental liabilities.
Exploration
done by other
parties

Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by
other parties.
• Historical exploration and mining was conducted on the
property from the early 1990s up to 2001 by Cluff Mining
(Ghana) Ltd and Ashanti Goldfields Corp.
• The past exploration was successful and resulted in multiple
discoveries leading to mining.
• The mineralisation reported in this announcement has seen
limited previous drilling by Perseus, and the reported
program has focussed on areas either under-drilled or not
previously drilled.

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Geology
Deposit type, geological setting and style of
mineralisation.
• The Ayanfuri Mining Lease is situated within the
Paleoproterozoic Birimian terrane of Southern Ghana, being
located in the Kumasi Basin sedimentary group
approximately 5 to 8 kilometres west of the Ashanti
Greenstone Belt.
• The subject of this drilling program was the Huntado-
Mampong prospect, which is an intrusive-hosted Orogenic
gold deposit. The host rocks are a series of granite-
granodiorite dykes and gold mineralisation is associated
with stockwork quartz veining plus up to 3% disseminated
pyrite and arsenopyrite.
• The dimensions of the mineralised dykes are currently
unknown and the subject of ongoing exploration.
Drill hole
Information
A summary of all information material to the
understanding of the exploration results including a
tabulation of the following information for all Material
drill holes:
Easting and northing of the drill hole collar.
Elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation above sea
level in metres) of the drill hole collar.
Dip and azimuth of the hole.
Downhole length and interception depth.
Hole length.

If the exclusion of this information is justified
on the basis that the information is not
Material and this exclusion does not detract
from the understanding of the report, the
Competent Person should clearly explain why
this is the case.
• Drill holes are displayed on a plan.
• Drill intercepts together with hole collar locations,
orientations and total depths are listed in Appendix A-Table
4.
• .
• The Competent Person is satisfied that the results
presented are representative of drilling results to date.
Data
aggregatio
n methods
In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging
techniques, maximum and/or minimum grade
truncations (e.g. cutting of high grades) and cut-off
grades are usually Material and should be stated.
Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short lengths
of high grade results and longer lengths of low grade
results, the procedure used for such aggregation should
be stated and some typical examples of such
aggregations should be shown in detail.
The assumptions used for any reporting of metal
equivalent values should be clearly stated.
• The drill intercepts presented have been consistently
calculated as length-weighted average grades.
• Short, high-grade intervals that significantly affect the
average grade of aggregate intercepts are included in the
table of intercepts.
• A minimum cut-off grade of 0.4 g/t Au is applied to the
reported intervals.
• Maximum internal dilution is 2m within a reported interval.
• No grade top cut-off has been applied.
• No metal equivalent reporting is used or applied
Relationship
between
mineralisati
on widths
and
intercept
lengths
These relationships are particularly important in the
reporting of Exploration Results.
If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to
the drill hole angle is known, its nature should be
reported.
If it is not known and only the downhole lengths are
reported, there should be a clear statement to this
effect (e.g. ‘downhole length, true width not known’).
• As currently understood, the mineralised dykes dip
subvertically and strike NE. Drilling was inclined at -60 deg
to the SEt or NW. True thicknesses of drill intercepts are
therefore approximately 70 to 80% of the down-hole
length.
• Results are reported as down hole length.
Diagrams • Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and
tabulations of intercepts should be included for any
significant discovery being reported These should
include, but not be limited to a plan view of drill hole
collar locations and appropriate sectional views.
• A drill hole location plan is included in the report.
• All significant results are tabulated in the body of the
report, with complete drill hole details and results compiled
in Appendix A, Table 4.
Balanced
reporting

Where comprehensive reporting of all Exploration
Results is not practicable, representative reporting of
both low and high grades and/or widths should be
practiced to avoid misleading reporting of Exploration
Results.

All drill holes drilled in this program are plotted on Figure 8
in Appendix A

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Other
substantive
exploration
data

Other exploration data, if meaningful and material,
should be reported including (but not limited to):
geological observations; geophysical survey results;
geochemical survey results; bulk samples – size and
method of treatment; metallurgical test results; bulk
density, groundwater, geotechnical and rock
characteristics; potential deleterious or contaminating
substances.
• There are no other exploration data that are considered
material to the results reported in this announcement.
• Intercepts are presented in conjunction with comments
that describe the context of the intercepts.
• The Competent Person is satisfied that the results
presented are representative of drilling results to date.
Further
work
The nature and scale of planned further work (e.g. tests
for lateral extensions or depth extensions or large-scale
step-out drilling).
Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible
extensions, including the main geological
interpretations and future drilling areas, provided this
information is not commercially sensitive.
• The work reported herein comprises initial exploration
drilling of mineralised dykes, with follow-up drilling planned
to investigate strike and depth extensions.
• Drilling results may form the basis for future estimation of
Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (if warranted).

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