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PREDICTIVE DISCOVERY LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2013

Dec 2, 2013

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ASX Announcement - Revised 2[nd] December 2013

Thick, high-grade gold intercepts at Bongou Prospect

Predictive Discovery (ASX: PDI) is pleased to announce excellent drill assay results from its Bongou Gold Prospect in Eastern Burkina Faso, West Africa.

Predictive Discovery Limited is a gold exploration company with strong technical capabilities focused on its advanced gold exploration projects in West Africa.

Highlights:

  • Results from first five drill holes of the current RC/diamond drill program included:

BNGRD003: 55m (47m true width) at 3.2 g/t Au from 215m, including:

ASX: PDI

Issued Capital: 301M shares Share Price: 2.0 cents

24.5m at 4.9 g/t Au

  • BNGRD001: 49m (41m true width) at 2.8g/t Au from 144m including:

Market Capitalisation: $6M Cash (at 30[th] October 2013): $1.8M

  • 6m at 7.8g/t Au

  • 8m at 4.5g/t Au

BNGRC015: 64m (58m true width) at 2.0g/t Au from 14m including:

Directors

  • 5m at 7.3g/t Au

Phillip Harman Non-Exec Chairman

BNGRD004R: 15m (11m true width) at 3.1g/t Au from 166m including:

Paul Roberts Managing Director

  • 4.8m at 5.3g/t Au

Phil Henty Non-Executive Director

  • Thick, gold mineralised zone extends to at least 200m below surface and is open down dip and along strike

c Tim Markwell Non-Executive Director

  • High-grade zone consistently intersected at or near the northern (“hanging wall”) contact of the gold mineralised granite

  • All holes assayed so far have intersected gold mineralisation

  • Planned follow-up program includes RC/diamond drilling for extensions at Bongou, exploration along strike for additional Bongou-style mineralisation and metallurgical test work.

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Mr Paul Roberts, the Company’s Managing Director said: “We are very pleased with these excellent new drill results as they confirm the strength and consistency of the Bongou mineralised system.

All of these drill holes intersected intensely altered, gold mineralised granite, mostly over large widths. Assays received so far have given very good overall grades and confirmed a consistent, substantial high-grade component in the hanging wall position. We are also seeing some evidence that the strike of the gold mineralised zone could increase at depth, thereby expanding the prospect’s tonnage potential.

These drill results have taken us a big step closer to making a large, transformative and high-grade gold discovery in Burkina Faso. We have already discovered two gold geochemical anomalies, suggestive of more granite-hosted gold mineralisation, within a few hundred metres of the Bongou drilling and we have multiple untested targets within a few kilometres along strike from the prospect. We will now focus our next efforts on discovering more Bongou-style gold mineralisation, both in extensions to the known gold deposit and in the immediate surrounding area.”

INTRODUCTION

The Bongou gold prospect is located in the south-western portion of the Bonsiega Project tenements in Eastern Burkina Faso (Figure 1). It underlies artisanal workings which form an irregular open pit approximately 150m long and 50m wide. Prior exploration by PDI has included rock chip sampling, trenching, ground geophysical surveys and completion of 14 RC holes in 2012 and 2013, which obtained a number of very encouraging drill intersections[1] including:

  • BNGRC010: 48m (39.6m true width) at 4.3g/t Au from 34m, including 16m (13.2m true width) at 9.7g/t Au

  • BNGRC014 : 37m (35.5m true width) at 5.0g/t Au from 111m, including 16m ( 15.4m true width ) at 8.9g/t Au

  • BNGRC001 : 20m (7.6m true width) at 4.8g/t Au from 70m

  • BNGRC004 : 50m (42m true width) at 1.9g/t Au from 47m, including 8m (6.7m true width) at 9.2g/t Au.

Locations of the above drill holes and those completed in the recent drilling campaign are provided on Figure 2 and in Tables 1 and 2.

Gold mineralisation at Bongou is contained within an intensely silicified and quartz veined, pyritebearing granite intrusion.

1 See Table 2 for a re-statement of these results, which were first released to the ASX on 5th July 2012 (“New Gold Discovery and Positive Drill Results at Bonsiega”), 22[nd] January 2013 (“Burkina Faso - New Gold Intercepts Confirm Bongou Potential”), and 10th April 2013 (“Outstanding High Grade Gold Drill Results from Bongou”) .

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DRILLING PROGRAM

PDI commenced drilling at the Bongou Prospect in Burkina Faso (Figure 1) on 1[st] November 2013. The program was conducted using a multi-purpose rig (with combined reverse circulation and diamond coring capacity). Assay results from the first five holes are reported here.

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Figure 1: Locality map of PDI permits in eastern Burkina Faso, showing location of Bongou Prospect.

The drilling program consisted mainly of reverse circulation ( RC ) pre-collars and diamond cored “tails”. Only one hole, BNGRC015, was drilled entirely with RC. The aims of the program were to identify extensions to the Bongou mineralisation and obtain several infill intercepts to improve understanding of the mineralisation’s continuity and grade variability. Samples were analysed at the SGS laboratory in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso. Details of the drilling, sampling and quality control methods used are provided in footnotes to Table 1.

Drill Results

All holes have intersected intensely silicified and pyrite-bearing altered granite. Assaying of the first five holes resulted in the following drill intercepts:

  • BNGRC015: 64m (57.6m true width) at 2.0g/t Au from 14m including: o 5m (4.5m true width) at 7.3g/t Au from 14m

  • BNGRD001: 48.7m (40.9m true width) at 2.8g/t Au from 144.3m including:

  • 5.9m (5.0m true width) at 7.8g/t Au from 144.3m

  • 7.9m (6.6m true width) at 4.5g/t Au from 169.1m

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  • BNGRD002: 3.3m (approximately 1.6m true width) at 1.44g/t Au from 40m

  • BNGRD003: 55.0m (46.8m true width) at 3.2 g/t Au from 215m, including:

  • 24.5m at 4.9 g/t Au

  • BNGRD004R: 15m (11.4m true width) at 3.1g/t Au from 166m including:

  • 4.8m at 5.3g/t Au

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Figure 2: Drill hole locality plan, Bongou Prospect. Gold intercepts are all shown as estimated true widths. “Total” intercepts were calculated across the width of gold mineralised altered granite, irrespective of the width of internal waste zones at a cut-off grade of 0.5g/t Au.

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Figure 3: Cross Section through drill holes BNGRC010, BNGRD001, BNGRD003 and BNGRD005. No vertical exaggeration. Only down-hole widths are shown on this cross-section; estimated true widths are provided in Figures 2 and 4 and Tables 1 and 2.

Interpretation of these drill results along with detailed new geological mapping of the artisanal workings has indicated that:

  • The bulk of the known mineralisation exists within a single, steeply north-dipping, strongly silicified granite body containing quartz-carbonate veining, minor disseminated pyrite (iron sulphide) and lesser sericite and magnetite. High gold grades appear to be associated with coarse crystalline pyrite.

  • Higher gold grades are consistently located against the northern “hanging wall” boundary of the altered granite with sheared gabbro (Figure 3).

  • The western and eastern limits of the main mineralised body are affected by steep dipping faults which are not yet fully understood (Figure 4), however:

  • at least two faults on the western side of the mineralisation cut off part of the high-grade hanging wall position, leaving a lower grade remnant in outcrop and some of the western holes. One of those faults is shown on Figure 4. The displaced high-grade mineralisation

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may be located at depth to the west and will be a target for future drilling.

  • An inferred fault at the eastern end displaces the mineralised granite to the north and apparently downwards. The BNGRD004R intercept reported here lies on the eastern side of that inferred fault (Figure 4). Both the BNGRD002 and BNGRC001 mineralised intercepts appears to terminate against the same structure (Figure 4). The presence of pyrite mineralised and altered granite veins in drill hole BNGRD006 (Figure 4) 40m to the east of the BNGRD004R intercept suggests that the same mineralised granite body plunges shallowly to the east. It is also possible that the latter two intercepts represents the upper part of the altered granite intrusive which may therefore thicken at depth.

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Figure 4: Long Section through the mineralised body oriented at 065 degrees, showing true width drill intercepts of both the total gold mineralised body at a 0.5g/t Au and true widths of the higher grade hanging wall mineralisation calculated at a cut-off grade of 3g/t Au.

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Figure 5: Cut Bongou diamond drill core – high-grade gold mineralisation with coarse-grained pyrite, intense silicification and quartz-carbonate veining.

FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM

Following receipt and analysis of the remaining drill assay results in the next few weeks, PDI intends to plan and carry out an exploration program consisting of the following components:

  • RC and diamond drilling to test for extensions of the known Bongou mineralisation - which remains open at depth and along strike.

  • Trenching followed by RC and/or RAB and/or air core drilling of the known gold geochemical anomalies west and north-west of Bongou (Figure 6) aimed at discovering additional Bongou-style mineralisation within a few hundreds of metres of the drilled prospect.

  • Geochemical drilling of targets along the strike of the Bongou Structure, aimed initially at 10km of the 43km of strike length within PDI’s exploration permits.

  • Metallurgical test work to determine the bond work index of the ore and to identify potential low cost and efficient metallurgical treatment routes. Results for previous metallurgical test work at Bongou were released to the ASX on 14 May 2013. These preliminary results demonstrated a high recovery at Bongou of 94% from cyanidation of a composite sample of primary gold mineralisation using a 75 micron grind size.

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Figure 6: Power auger drill grid, showing location of gold geochemical anomalies relative to Bongou Prospect.

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BURKINA FASO BACKGROUND

PDI’s major country focus is Burkina Faso, West Africa where it has established a well-qualified Burkina-based exploration team and a large regional tenement package mainly in the north east of the country, covering 1,605km[2] (Figure 1).

PDI’s tenement holding includes approximately 100 km of strike length in the Samira Hill greenstone belt in eastern Burkina Faso (the Bonsiega permit group, Figure 1). This belt hosts the 2.5 million ounce Samira Hill gold mine across the border in Niger and contains numerous active artisanal gold mine sites along its length. PDI now owns 100% or rights to earn 95 to 100% of all its permits in Burkina Faso. Specifically, the Company owns 100% of the Madyabari, Bassieri and Tamfoagou permits which cover both Bongou and any possible extensions along the Bongou structure over a strike length of 43km within PDI’s ground (Figure 6).

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Figure 7: Regional geological map of the area near Bongou, showing location of Bongou itself and two target zones (red dashed line ellipses) 4km and 10km north-east of Bongou and the Dave Prospect.

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TABLE 1 – DRILL RESULTS – NOVEMBER 2013

Drill hole collar details5, 6 Drill hole collar details5, 6 Drill hole collar details5, 6 Drill hole collar details5, 6 Drill hole collar details5, 6 0.5 g/t cut-off8 0.5 g/t cut-off8 0.5 g/t cut-off8 3.0 g/t cut-off8 3.0 g/t cut-off8 3.0 g/t cut-off8 Comments1,2,8
Hole
Number
UTM
East
UTM
North
RL UTM
Azimuth
(°)
Hole
dip
(°)
Hole
depth
(m)
From
(m)
Interval
(true width
in brackets)
Au
g/t
From
(m)
Interval
(true width
in brackets)
Au
g/t
BNGRC015 207509 1422204 275 154 -45 103 14 64 (57.6) 2.03 14 5 (4.5) 7.32 All RC samples
BNGRC015 207509 1422204 275 154 -45 103 57 2 (1.8) 4.77
BNGRC015 207509 1422204 275 154 -45 103 30 4 (3.6) 3.92
BNGRC015 207509 1422204 275 154 -45 103 24 2 (1.8) 3.45
BNGRC015 207509 1422204 275 154 -45 103 62 5 (4.5) 3.28
BNGRC015 207509 1422204 275 154 -45 103 85 2 (1.8) 1.63
BNGRD001 207439 1422261 281 154 -60 213.5 127 6 (5) 0.79 RC samples from 127-
130m, DD samples
130-133m.
BNGRD001 207439 1422261 281 154 -60 213.5 144.3 5.9 (5.0) 7.82 144.3 5.9 (5.0) 7.82 "Total" intercept: 2.80
BNGRD001 207439 1422261 281 154 -60 213.5 156.7 36.3 (30.5) 2.48 169.1 7.9 (6.6) 4.49 g/t Au average from
144.3 to 193.0m
BNGRD001 207439 1422261 281 154 -60 213.5 158.6 2.2 (1.9) 3.87 (48.7m down-hole or
BNGRD001 207439 1422261 281 154 -60 213.5 185 3.4 (2.8) 3.17 40.9m true width) . All
DD samples.
BNGRD002 207508 1422206 275 107 -50 100 24.3 1.4 (est. true
width 0.7m)
2.22 All DD samples
BNGRD002 207508 1422206 275 107 -50 100 29 3.8 (est. true
width 1.9m)
0.63
BNGRD002 207508 1422206 275 107 -50 100 40 3.3 (est. true
width 1.6m)
1.44
BNGRD003 207405 1422338 286 152 -53 305 215 55.0 (46.8) 3.20 227.6 24.5 (20.8) 4.92 All DD samples
BNGRD003 207405 1422338 286 152 -53 305 261 4 (3.4) 6.34
BNGRD004
R
207485 1422347 277 160 -52 239 163 15.0 (11.4) 3.15 165 4.8 (3.6) 5.29 BNGRD004 not
assayed - hole
abandoned because of
excessive deviation. RC
samples to 166, DD
samples below that
depth.

Section 1: Sampling Techniques and Data

JORC Code Criteria Commentary Explanation Nature and quality of sampling (eg Sampling Technique All of the sampling described in this report refers to either reverse circulation cut channels, random chips, or (RC) drill samples or diamond drill core samples. The RC drilling was used to specific specialised industry standard measurement tools obtain 1 m samples from which 2 kg was pulverised to produce a 50 g charge for fire assay. appropriate to the minerals under investigation, such as downhole gamma sondes, or handheld XRF The RC samples were reduced to a 2kg sample by riffle splitting on site. The instruments, etc). These examples diamond core samples were cut in half longitudinally using a diamond saw. should not be taken as limiting the Measures were taken to avoid wet RC drilling and the drilling method was broad meaning of sampling Include changed from RC to diamond coring at or before the point when the air reference to measures taken to pressure from the RC rig was incapable of keeping the samples dry. ensure sample representivity and the appropriate calibration of any The drill samples are judged to be representative of the rock being drilled measurement tools or systems because representative sub-sampling of both the RC and diamond core used. Aspects of the determination samples was achieved. of mineralisation that are Material to the Public Report.

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In cases where ‘industry standard’
work has been done this would be
relatively simple (eg ‘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 (eg submarine nodules) may
warrant disclosure of detailed
information.
Drilling Drill type (eg core, reverse
circulation, open- hole hammer,
rotary air blast, auger, Bangka,
sonic, etc) and details (eg 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).
RC drilling was carried out using a 4.5 inch face sampling hammer. The RC
precollars varied from 20 to 163m long and the diamond drill tails were from 80m
to 170m long. The diamond core size was NQ apart from up to 3m of HQ core
which was drilled immediately after the changeover from RC to diamond coring.
The diamond core was oriented using a Reflex Act II RD core orientation device.
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.
Sample recovery was estimated for all samples. RC recoveries were estimated
by measuring the volume of material in each bag relative to the known volume of
the drill hole. Core samples were measured from core block to core block once
core had been placed in the core trays.
Sample recovery was maximised in the RC drilling by use of a face sampling
hammer and by converting to diamond coring when it was no longer possible to
drill dry samples.
A petrological study of the mineralisation and the absence of any high-grade gold
value above 32.9g/t Au throughout the whole database both point to the gold
grainsize typically being below 50 microns which would also mitigate against
sampling not being representative.
Logging Whether core and chip samples
have been geologically and
geotechnical 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/Trench, channel,
etc) photography.
The total length and percentage of
the relevant intersections logged.
Detailed geological logging has or is in the process of being carried out on all drill
samples, recording lithology, weathering, structure, (including orientation where
the core is oriented), veining and/or mineralisation, grainsize and colour. Logging
of sulphide mineralization and veining is quantitative. RQDs are recorded
routinely. Photography of the cut core is not yet complete but will be carried out
in the next month. No judgement has yet been made by independent qualified
consultants on whether the geological and geotechnical logging has been
sufficient to support Mineral Resource estimation, mining and metallurgical
studies.
Sub-Sampling
Technique 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 beingsampled.
Core samples were cut in half longitudinally with a diamond core saw with one half
submitted for assay and the remaining half retained in core trays which are stored
at PDI's field camp in Gayeri. Core sampling intervals were defined by variations in
lithology and mineralogy but are typically 0.5-1.0m. An on-site riffle splitter was
employed to produce a 2kg assay sample for submission to SGS. Either one or
two reference riffle-split 2kg samples are retained from the RC samples for future
re-assay or metallurgical testwork. The sampling (and analytical) methods were
appropriate for the style of mineralisation, especially as no visible gold has been
observed and previous petrological studies indicate that the typical gold grain size
is less than 50 microns.

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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 (eg
standards, blanks, duplicates,
external laboratory checks) and
whether acceptable levels of
accuracy (ie lack of bias) and
precision have been established.
All samples were assayed for gold by 50g fire assay at the SGS laboratory in
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The technique is considered a total analysis.
No geophysical tools, spectrometers of handheld XRF instruments were
employed.
Unlabelled standards were submitted with all assay batches, generally at the rate
of one standard every 15thsample, whether from RC or diamond drilling. Blanks
were also submitted with RC sample batches. Where any problems with bias or
accuracy, especially outside of a +/- 10% envelope is observed, samples are re-
assayed. External laboratory checks are planned but have not yet been carried
out.
Verification of
Sampling and
Assaying
The verification of significant
intersections by either
independent or alternative
company personnel.
The use of twinned holes The
verification of significant
intersections by either
independent or alternative
company personnel. Discuss any
adjustment to assay data
No holes have yet been twinned. Field data collection is undertaken by the
company’s Burkina Faso-based geologists. All results are checked by Mr Paul
Roberts, the company’s Managing Director.
Location of Data
points
Accuracy and quality of surveys
used tolocate 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
Collar positions were located using a hand held GPS with a location error of +/-
3m. Collar RLs were established by interpolation between surveyed points
established for an earlier geophysical survey with an estimated elevation error of
less than 2m.
Collar coordinates listed in the table are for Universal Transverse Mercator
(UTM), Datum WGS 84, Zone 31 - Northern Hemisphere.
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
beenapplied
The drill intercepts are irregularly spaced but approximately 40 x 40m. No
judgement has yet been made by an independent qualified consultant on
whether the drill density is sufficient to calculate a Mineral Resource.
Sample compositing was applied only to samples thought to be un-
mineralised. Sample composites were mostly either 4m or 8m.
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.
With the exception of BNGRD002, all the drill holes were drilled approximately at
right angles to the strike of the target mineralization. The mineralisation appears
to be a disseminated type with no evidence yet identified for ore distribution
being in any orientation other than parallel to strike of the mineralised body.
BNGRD002 was drilled in an oblique orientation to test for a postulated fault
terminating the mineralised body on its eastern edge while at the same time
crossing the interleaved mineralised granite and gabbro on the mineralisation’s
northern margin.
Sample Security The measures taken to ensure
sample security
The large RC sample bagss are stored at a sample farm on PDI’s
exploration permits. These are guarded at all times by local individuals
hired for this purpose. 2kg reference samples are stored at the company’s
field campinthe townofGayeri,which is guarded24 hours perday. Pulp

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samples are retained at company premises in Ouagadougou which are also
guarded 24 hours per day.
Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
Mineral Tenement
and Land Tenure
Status
Type, reference name/number,
location and ownership including
agreements or material issues with
third partiessuch asjoint 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 Bongou Prospect lies entirely within the Madyabari Permit (Arrêté
N°2011 /11/352/MCE/SG/DGMGC) which is 100% owned by Birrimian (BVI)
Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. There are no overriding
reserves or national parks over this permit. In a future mining operation, the
Government of Burkina Faso is entitled to a 10% share of any mine along
with a 3-5% ad valorem royalty, the percentage of which is determined by
the gold price prevailing at the time. The company believes that (a) the
permit is securely held as it has complied with all the necessary government
requirements and (b) the permit can be replaced in due course by a mining
licence as long as a feasibility study shows that a future mine would be
viable and that company completes meets the Government’s legal
requirements, which it fully intends to do.
Exploration Done by
Other Parties
Acknowledgment and
appraisal of exploration by
other parties.
Past exploration over the Bongou prospect consisted of wide spaced soil
sampling and an aeromagnetic survey. Previous explorers did not recognise
the significance of the Bongou mineralisation, which appears to have been
discovered by artisanal miners.
Geology Deposit type, geological setting
and style of mineralisation.
Mineralisation consists of an intensely silicified and quartz veined granite
body which lies sandwiched between a sheared gabbro on the
mineralisation’s northern margin and a basalt body (partly sheared) on its
southern margin. The gabbro and basalt contacts are approximately
parallel to one another. Pyrite is disseminated throughout the mineralisation
with higher gold grades apparently associated with coarse grained pyrite.
The quartz veins contain some carbonate and the mineralisation contains
minor magnetite and some sericite in fractures.
Mineralisation appears to be terminated at surface at both ends by steep
dipping faults which may to down throw the mineralisation so that the strike
length at depth may be significantly longer than the strike length in the near
surface.
The mineralised body lies within a large structure which is approximately
43km long within three contiguous permits owned 100% by the company
(Madyabari, Bassieri and Tamfoagou). The mineralisation is interpreted as
a variant of the orogenic gold mineralisation style, which is known
throughout theBirimian Belt of WestAfrica.
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

down hole 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.
Intercepts that form the basis of this announcement are tabulated in Table 1
within the body of the announcement and incorporate Hole Number, Easting,
Northing, Dip, Azimuth, Depth and Assay data for mineralised intervals. An
appropriate locality map also accompanies this announcement.
Data Aggregation
Methods
In reporting Exploration Results,
weighting averaging techniques,
maximum and/or minimum grade
truncations (eg cutting of high
grades) and cut-off grades are
Over 95% of the gold mineralised material (with grades exceeding 0.5g/t Au)
was sampled in one meter intervals. No top cuts have been applied to exploration
results as the maximum value in the entire assay database is 32.9g/t Au and only
4 samples contain more than 20g/t Au.

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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.
For the 0.5g/t Au cut-off calculations, up to 4m (down-hole) of internal waste is
included. For the 3g/t Au cut-off calculations, up to 2m (down-hole) of internal
waste is included. For the “total intercept” average grade recorded for hole
BNGRD001 in the Comments column, the average grade is calculated with a cut-
off grade of 0.5 g/t Au and up to 6.5m of internal waste (down-hole).
Mineralised intervals are reported on a weighted average basis.
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 (eg ‘down hole length, true
width not known’).
True widths have been estimated for all intercepts based on the assumption
that the gold mineralisation is oriented parallel to the hanging wall and foot
wall contacts.
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.
An appropriate plan and cross section has been included in the text of
this document.
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
reportingof Exploration Results.
All intercepts containing average gold grades exceeding 2g-m (e.g. 1 g/t
Au over a down-hole width of 2m) are reported. All of the holes for which
assays were available for this ASX release contained at least some
intervals which exceeded this limit. The gabbro and basalt intersected by
the reported holes commonly contain less than 0.01g/t Au.
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.
Preliminary metallurgical test work has been completed on one composite
sample of RC chips and reported previously (ASX release entitled “Excellent
Gold Recoveries from Metallurgical Test Work” on 14thMay 2013); a gold
recovery of 94% was recovered by CIL testwork using a standard 75 micron
grind. Additional metallurgical testwork is planned in 2014.
Further Work The nature and scale of planned
further work (eg tests for lateral
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 commerciallysensitive.
Further drilling is planned to test for down-dip and along strike extensions.
The next phase of drilling will consist mainly of step-out holes at a spacing of
40-80m x 40-80m. The detailed drill program has not yet been designed.

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TABLE 2 – RESTATEMENT OF EARLIER BONGOU DRILL RESULTS OBTAINED IN 2012 AND 2013 PRESENTED IN DIAGRAMS AND TEXT IN THIS REPORT

Drill hole collar Drill hole collar Drill hole collar details5, 6 details5, 6 0.5 g/t cut-off8 0.5 g/t cut-off8 0.5 g/t cut-off8 3.0 g/t cut-off8 3.0 g/t cut-off8 3.0 g/t cut-off8 Comments1,2,8
Hole
Number
UTM
East
UTM
North
RL UTM
Azimu
th (°)
Hole
dip (°)
Hole
depth
(m)
From
(m)
Interval
(true width
in brackets)
Au
g/t
From
(m)
Interval
(true width
in brackets)
Au
g/t
BNGRC001 207544 1422132 274 347.5 -50 140 40 14 (3.5) 0.81
BNGRC001 207544 1422132 274 347.5 -50 140 62 4 (1) 1.32
BNGRC001 207544 1422132 274 347.5 -50 140 70 20 (7.6) 4.75 74 6 (2.3) 11.81
BNGRC003 207472 1422098 274 332.5 -50 136 6 14 (4.6) 2.98 9 3 (1) 8.38 "Total" intercept: 1.09
BNGRC003 207472 1422098 274 332.5 -50 136 43 50 (16.5) 0.95 g/t Au average from 6
BNGRC003 207472 1422098 274 332.5 -50 136 61 32 (10.6) 1.09 to 105m (99m down-
hole or approximately
BNGRC003 207472 1422098 274 332.5 -50 136 101 4 (1.3) 3.06
33m true width)
BNGRC003 207472 1422098 274 332.5 -50 136 123 6 (2) 1.37
BNGRC004 207431 1422184 277 152.5 -50 150 47 8 (6.7) 9.16 47 7 (5.9) 10.14
"Total" intercept: 1.94
g/t Au average from
BNGRC004 207431 1422184 277 152.5 -50 150 75 11 (9.2) 1.10 47 to 97m (50m
down-hole or 42m
BNGRC004 207431 1422184 277 152.5 -50 150 92 5 (4.2) 1.59 true width)
BNGRC009 207468 1422093 274 290.5 -50 170 13 10 (2.5) 1.79 14 1 (0.8) 6.72
BNGRC009 207468 1422093 274 290.5 -50 170 49 5 (1.2) 1.05
BNGRC009 207468 1422093 274 290.5 -50 170 115 8 (2) 0.82
BNGRC010 207467 1422202 277 153 -50.0 125 34 48 (39.6) 4.27 40 16 (13.2) 9.65
BNGRC010 207467 1422202 277 153 -50.0 125 62 1 (0.8) 5.33
BNGRC010 207467 1422202 277 153 -50.0 125 70 2 (1.6) 5.33
BNGRC010 207467 1422202 277 153 -50.0 125 91 11 (9.2) 1.45
BNGRC011 207394 1422167 274 153 -54.0 126 4 4 (1.3) 0.69
BNGRC011 207394 1422167 274 153 -54.0 126 105 2 (0.7) 1.14
BNGRC012 207405 1422239 278 153 -56.0 196 146 4 (3.2) 1.65 "Total" intercept: 0.80
g/t Au average from
146 to 166m (20m
down-hole or 16m
true width)
BNGRC012 207405 1422239 278 153 -56.0 196 160 6 (4.8) 1.17
BNGRC014 207483 1422272 278 150 -56.0 180 90 9 (8.6) 0.68
BNGRC014 207483 1422272 278 150 -56.0 180 111 23 (22.1) 6.85 111 16 (15.4) 8.93
BNGRC014 207483 1422272 278 150 -56.0 180 141 7 (6.7) 3.89 141 1 (1) 7.01
BNGRC014 207483 1422272 278 150 -56.0 180 147 1 (1) 12.75
BNGRC014 207483 1422272 278 150 -56.0 180 156 3 (2.9) 1.43

Section 1: Sampling Techniques and Data

JORC Code Criteria Commentary Explanation Nature and quality of sampling (eg Sampling All of the sampling described in this report refers reverse circulation cut channels, random chips, or (RC) drill samples. The RC drilling was used to obtain 1 m samples specific specialised industry Technique standard measurement tools from which 2 kg was pulverised to produce a 50 g charge for fire assay. appropriate to the minerals under

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investigation, such as downhole
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 (eg ‘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 (eg submarine
nodules) may warrant disclosure of
detailedinformation.
The RC samples were reduced to a 2kg sample by riffle splitting on site.
Apart from the first drill hole (BNGRC001), a high pressure booster was
employed to limit collection of wet RC samples.
The drill samples are judged to be representative of the rock being
drilled because representative sub-sampling the RC samples was
achieved.
Drilling Drill type (eg core, reverse
circulation, open- hole hammer,
rotary air blast, auger, Bangka,
sonic, etc) and details (eg 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).
RC drilling was carried out using a 4.5 inch face sampling hammer.
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.
Sample recovery was estimated for all samples. RC recoveries were
estimated by measuring the volume of material in each bag relative to the
known volume of the drill hole.
Sample recovery was maximised in the RC drilling by use of a face
sampling hammer.
A petrological study of the mineralisation and the absence of any high-
grade gold value above 32.9g/t Au throughout the whole database both
point to the gold grainsize typically being below 50 microns which would
also mitigate against sampling not being representative.
Logging Whether core and chip samples
have been geologically and
geotechnical 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/Trench, channel,
etc) photography.
The total length and percentage of
the relevant intersections logged.
Detailed geological logging was carried out on all drill samples, recording
lithology, weathering, structure, veining and/or mineralisation, grainsize and
colour. Logging of sulphide mineralization and veining is quantitative. No
judgement has yet been made by independent qualified consultants on
whether the geological and geotechnical logging has been sufficient to
support Mineral Resource estimation, mining and metallurgical studies.
Sub-Sampling Technique
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-samplingstages to
An on-site riffle splitter was employed to produce a 2kg assay sample for
submission to SGS. One reference riffle-split 2kg samples was retained
from the RC samples for future re-assay or metallurgical testwork. The
sampling (and analytical) methods were appropriate for the style of
mineralisation, especially as no visible gold has been observed and
petrological studies indicate that the typical gold grain size is less than 50
microns.

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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
materialbeing sampled.
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 (eg standards, blanks,
duplicates, external laboratory
checks) and whether acceptable
levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias)
and precision have been
established.
All samples were assayed for gold by 50g fire assay at the SGS laboratory
in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The technique is considered a total
analysis.
No geophysical tools, spectrometers of handheld XRF instruments were
employed.
Unlabelled standards were submitted with all assay batches, generally at
the rate of one standard every 25thsample. Blanks and duplicates were also
submitted with RC sample batches. Where any problems with bias or
accuracy, especially outside of a +/- 10% envelope is observed, samples
are re-assayed. External laboratory checks are planned but have not yet
been carried out.
Verification of Sampling
and Assaying
The verification of significant
intersections by either independent
or alternative company personnel.
The use of twinned holes The
verification of significant
intersections by either independent
or alternative company personnel.
Discuss any adjustment to assay
data
No holes have yet been twinned. Field data collection is undertaken by
the company’s Burkina Faso-based geologists. All results were either
checked by Mr Paul Roberts, the company’s Managing Director or by Mr
David Pascoe until July 2012, the company’s former Exploration
Manager.
Location of Data points Accuracy and quality of surveys
used tolocate 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
Collar positions were located using a hand held GPS with a location error of
+/-3m. Collar RLs were established by interpolation between surveyed
points established for an earlier geophysical survey with an estimated
elevation error of less than 2m.
Collar coordinates listed in the table are for Universal Transverse Mercator
(UTM), Datum WGS 84, Zone 31 - Northern Hemisphere.
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
beenapplied
The drill intercepts are irregularly spaced. No judgement has yet been
made by an independent qualified consultant on whether the drill
density is sufficient to calculate a Mineral Resource.
Sample compositing was applied only to samples thought to be un-
mineralised except in the first hole, BNGRC001, where all samples
were 2m composites. Sample composites of unmineralised material
were generally either 2m or 4m.
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
With the exception of holes BNGRC001, BNGRC003 and BNGRC004, all
the drill holes reported in Table 2 were drilled at approximately at right
angles to the strike of the target mineralization from north to south (i.e. in
the opposite direction to the prevailing dip of the granite). The second and
third holes mentioned were drilled from south to north because BNGRC001
appeared to indicate a south facing dip on the granite body. Subsequent
drilling has demonstrated that BNGRC001 drilled into the eastern rather
thanthenorthern marginofthemineralisation.

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orientation of key mineralised
structures is considered to have
introduced a sampling bias, this
should be assessed and reported if
material.
The mineralisation appears to be a disseminated type with no evidence yet
identified for ore distribution being in any orientation other than parallel to
strike of the mineralised body.
Sample Security The measures taken to ensure
sample security
Some of the large RC sample bags (containing elevated gold) are
stored at a sample farm on PDI’s exploration permits but the
remainder have been discarded. The retained samples are guarded at
all times by local individuals hired for this purpose. 2kg reference
samples are stored at the company’s field camp in the town of Gayeri,
which is guarded 24 hours per day. Pulp samples are retained at
company premises in Ouagadougou which are also guarded 24 hours
perday.
Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
Mineral Tenement and
Land Tenure Status
Type, reference name/number,
location and ownership including
agreements or material issues with
third partiessuch asjoint 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 Bongou Prospect lies entirely within the Madyabari Permit (Arrêté
N°2011 /11/352/MCE/SG/DGMGC) which is 100% owned by Birrimian
(BVI) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. There are no
overriding reserves or national parks over this permit. In a future mining
operation, the Government of Burkina Faso is entitled to a 10% share
of any mine along with a 3-5% ad valorem royalty, the percentage of
which is determined by the gold price prevailing at the time. The
company believes that (a) the permit is securely held as it has complied
with all the necessary government requirements and (b) the permit can
be replaced in due course by a mining licence as long as a feasibility
study shows that a future mine would be viable and that company
completes meets the Government’s legal requirements, which it fully
intends to do.
Exploration Done by
Other Parties
Acknowledgment and
appraisal of exploration by
other parties.
Past exploration over the Bongou prospect consisted of wide spaced soil
sampling and an aeromagnetic survey. Previous explorers did not
recognise the significance of the Bongou mineralisation, which appears
tohave beendiscovered by artisanal miners.
Geology Deposit type, geological setting
and style of mineralisation.
Mineralisation consists of an intensely silicified and quartz veined
granite body which lies sandwiched between a sheared gabbro on the
mineralisation’s northern margin and a basalt body (partly sheared) on
its southern margin. The gabbro and basalt contacts are
approximately parallel to one another. Pyrite is disseminated
throughout the mineralisation with higher gold grades apparently
associated with coarse grained pyrite. The quartz veins contain some
carbonate and the mineralisation contains minor magnetite and some
sericite in fractures.
Mineralisation appears to be terminated at surface at both ends by
steep dipping faults which may to down throw the mineralisation so
that the strike length at depth may be significantly longer than the
strike length in the near surface.
The mineralised body lies within a large structure which is
approximately 43km long within three contiguous permits owned
100% by the company (Madyabari, Bassieri and Tamfoagou). The
mineralisation is interpreted as a variant of the orogenic gold
mineralisation style, which is known throughout the Birimian Belt of
WestAfrica.
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

down hole 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 ofthereport, the
Intercepts that form the basis of this announcement are tabulated in
Table 2 within the body of the announcement and incorporate Hole
Number, Easting, Northing, Dip, Azimuth, Depth and Assay data for
mineralised intervals. An appropriate locality map also accompanies this
announcement.

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Competent Person should clearly
explain why thisis the case.
Data Aggregation
Methods
In reporting Exploration Results,
weighting averaging techniques,
maximum and/or minimum grade
truncations (eg 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.
Over 90% of the gold mineralised material (with grades exceeding 0.5g/t
Au) was sampled (or re-sampled) in one meter intervals. No top cuts have
been applied to exploration results as the maximum value in the entire
assay database is 32.9g/t Au and only 4 samples contain more than 20g/t
Au.
For the 0.5g/t Au cut-off calculations, up to 4m (down-hole) of internal waste
is included. For the 3g/t Au cut-off calculations, up to 2m (down-hole) of
internal waste is included. For the “total intercept” average grade recorded
for hole BNGRD001 in the Comments column, the average grade is
calculated with a cut-off grade of 0.5 g/t Au and up to 6.5m of internal waste
(down-hole).
Mineralised intervals are reported on a weighted average basis.
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 (eg ‘down hole length, true
width not known’).
True widths have been estimated for all intercepts based on the
assumption that the gold mineralisation is oriented parallel to the
hanging wall and foot wall contacts.
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.
An appropriate plan and cross section has been included in the
text of this document.
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
reportingof Exploration Results.
All intercepts containing average gold grades exceeding 2g-m (e.g.
1 g/t Au over a down-hole width of 2m) are reported. All of the holes
for which assays were available for this ASX release contained at
least some intervals which exceeded this limit. The gabbro and
basalt intersected by the reported holes commonly contain less than
0.01g/t Au.
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 contaminatingsubstances.
Preliminary metallurgical test work has been completed on one composite
sample of RC chips and reported previously (ASX release entitled
“Excellent Gold Recoveries from Metallurgical Test Work” on 14thMay
2013); a gold recovery of 94% was recovered by CIL testwork using a
standard 75 micron grind. Additional metallurgical testwork is planned in
2014.
Further Work The nature and scale of planned
further work (eg tests for lateral
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
commerciallysensitive.
Further drilling is planned to test for down-dip and along strike
extensions. The next phase of drilling will consist mainly of step-out
holes at a spacing of 40-80m x 40-80m. The detailed drill program has
not yet been designed.

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Predictive Discovery Limited (PDI) was established in late 2007. The Company is focused on exploration for gold in West Africa. PDI has a distinctive technological capability, known as Predictore ® , which is designed to increase drill targeting efficiency thereby reducing ore discovery cost. The Company’s major focus is in Burkina Faso, West Africa where it has assembled a substantial regional ground position totalling 1,605km[2] and is exploring for large open-pittable gold deposits. Exploration in eastern Burkina Faso has yielded a large portfolio of exciting gold prospects, including the Bongou trend where a series of high-grade gold drill intercepts have been obtained recently. PDI also has interests in a strategic portfolio of tenements and tenement applications in Cote D’Ivoire.

Competent Persons Statement

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Paul Roberts who is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Paul Roberts is a full time employee of the company and has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration to qualify as a Competent Person as defined by the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Roberts consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

For further details please contact:

Paul Roberts Ian Hobson Managing Director Company Secretary Tel: +61 8 9216 1020 Tel: +61 8 9388 8290 Email: Email: [email protected]

Email: [email protected]

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