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PREDICTIVE DISCOVERY LIMITED Investor Presentation 2014

May 11, 2014

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xx May 2014 Multiple New Gold Targets Near Bongou Gold Prospect

  • More than 20 gold anomalous targets identified.

ASX

  • Infill drilling and trenching under way to follow-up strong results.

Announcement

  • Results provide strong encouragement of potential to discover additional highgrade gold mineralisation near the existing Bongou Gold Prospect.

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

Predictive Discovery (ASX: PDI) is pleased to announce that power auger drilling around its high-grade Bongou Gold Prospect in Burkina Faso, West Africa, has revealed more than 20 gold anomalous targets for follow up testing (Figure 1).

The Company has already commenced an infill power auger drilling program to follow up these highly encouraging results. Ongoing trenching is also in progress to follow-up new infill power auger results and to identify priority targets for the next RC drilling program.

ASX: PDI

Results from the infill program are expected to be released in early June.

Bongou Background

Issued Capital: 388M shares Share Price: 1.0 cents

The Company’s recent drilling programs at Bongou have revealed a significant body of highgrade gold mineralisation with a small surface area (Figure 1). Results from power auger drilling and reconnaissance RC drilling have also shown that the Bongou prospect is not an isolated occurrence as similar granite-hosted mineralisation has now identified nearby at several targets (Figure 1). The potential for making new Bongou-style gold discoveries close to Bongou has been enhanced by these new power auger results.

Market Capitalisation: $4M

Cash (at 31st March 2014): $1.6M

Directors

Phillip Harman Non-Exec Chairman

Paul Roberts Managing Director

Phil Henty Non-Executive Director

Tim Markwell Non-Executive Director c

Figure 1: Interpreted geological map of the area surrounding Bongou, highlighting the many unexplored granite bodies under thin cover and showing the location of the 2013 and April 2014 power auger drilling. The locations of the granite bodies have been interpreted from samples with low Ti/Zr ratios in power auger samples, supported by mapping of the few granite outcrops in the area. Note the strike length of the Bongou mineralised body relative to that of the new gold anomalies.

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The Bongou mineralised body is a thick, steeply plunging gold mineralised granite body. Average true widths intersected from 13 holes drilled in the high grade body were 31.6m with average grades of 2.9 g/t Au , most with a significant high-grade component, for example 13.2m at 9.7g/t Au (the relevant drill results were reported to the ASX on 2nd December 2013, 16th December 2013, 20th March, 2014 and 1st April, 2014).

The Bongou mineralisation covers a surface area 150m long and up to 60m wide at its thickest point. PDI has been actively undertaking power auger drilling and trenching to identify additional occurrences similar in style and size to Bongou close to Bongou itself. Individually, these are quite small targets so the Company’s approach is to drill a large number of auger holes on a pattern designed to detect such mineralisation in at least one or two holes, which will allow the company to focus its future drilling on any anomalous areas detected.

Power Auger Drill Program

PDI completed 964 power auger drill holes, totalling 4,005m, within a 2km radius of Bongou in the first three weeks of April, 2014, and these were drilled on a 100 x 25m[2] or 200 x 25m[2] pattern, with the aim of following up all anomalous results with infill drilling. Drill samples were collected from the interface position between soil and weathered bedrock.

The April 2014 power auger drilling program generated 19 new gold anomalies with values exceeding 40ppb gold and peak values of up to 397ppb (Figures 1 and 4). Gold anomalies are typically found on or close to interpreted granite-gabbro contacts. The drill program also demonstrated that the small granite intrusive bodies in this area extend throughout the current drill grid with gold anomalies close to both the eastern and western ends, thereby indicating that further exploration along strike is warranted.

Previous work has shown that gold values in weathered altered granite are depleted relative to underlying primary mineralisation. A mixture of soil and weathered rock could be expected to be even lower in grade than weathered granite alone. Therefore, PDI considers that any gold values above 40ppb are significant and require closer-spaced, follow-up power auger drilling and/or trenching.

Samples were assayed at the SGS laboratory in Burkina Faso. Additional details on the sampling are provided in Table 1 at the end of this release. Sample locations and anomalous value ranges are shown on Figure 4.

Follow-up Work Program

PDI’s immediate follow-up work program near Bongou, to be undertaken this month, consists of the following:

  • Power auger drilling of all gold anomalous locations from the April power auger program on a closer spaced drill density of 50 x 12.5m[2] to better define these anomalies;

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  • Power auger drilling of 600m extensions to the April drill grid to both the east and west on a drill density of 200 x 25m[2] ;

  • Ongoing trenching on gold anomalous areas where prior sampling has already outlined coherent gold anomalies.

  • Ongoing trenching on the margins of the Bongou gold mineralised granite to help define its shape in the near-surface.

Results from this work will be used to define RC drilling targets.

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Figure 2: Location of PDI permits in eastern Burkina Faso highlighting the location of the Bongou Prospect. Pink is mostly granite and green is greenstone (mafic volcanics and volcanic-derived sediments).

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Figure 3: Geology of Bonsiega Project in eastern Burkina Faso, showing location of the Bongou Prospect with respect to the major Bongou Fault, and highlighting the abundance of artisanal workings throughout the area.

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Figure 4: Power auger drill locality plan showing location of April power auger drill program (pale blue) and gold values in parts per billion.

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Predictive Discovery Limited (PDI) was established in late 2007 and listed on the ASX in December 2010. The Company is focused on exploration for gold in West Africa. 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 in the past 12 months. PDI also has interests in a strategic portfolio of tenements in Cote D’Ivoire covering a total area of 1534 km[2] .

Competent Persons Statement

The exploration results reported herein, insofar as they relate to mineralisation, are based on information compiled by Mr Paul Roberts (Fellow of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists). Mr Roberts is a full time employee of the company and has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits being considered 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 Nathan Ryan Managing Director NWR Communications Tel: +61 8 9216 1020 Tel: +61 420 582 887 Email: Email: [email protected] [email protected]

TABLE 1 – Summary of power auger holes reported in this release

Hole
Numbers
Northing
(WGS84-
31N
Easting
(WGS84
– 31N)
RL Hole
dips
Azimuth Hole Depth From Interval Au (ppb)
MADAU2523
to 3461

Refer to
Figure 4 for
map
location of
auger
collars
Refer to
Figure 4
for map
location
of auger
collars
See
notes

All holes
were
drilled
vertically
All holes
were
drilled
vertically
Average hole depth was 4.3m.
Minimum hole depth was 1m,
maximum hole depth was 12m
See notes See notes See notes
and
Figure 4
Notes: Power auger drilling is a reconnaissance exploration technique. Typically the last metre of each auger hole
represents in situ material. PDI’s practice is to collect an interface sample over approximately 1m which is therefore
generally the second last metre of each drill hole. Results are therefore presented in Figure 4 of this announcement as
the second last metre drilled for each auger hole. Individual drill hole intersections are not reported in this
announcement. The average RL over the area is 278m. The area is mostly a flat to gently undulating plain with very
little variation between adjacent holes; individual RLs are not reported in this announcement because they are not
relevant to interpreting geochemical data of this type.

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Section 1: Sampling Techniques and Data

Section 1: Sampling Techniques and Data Section 1: Sampling Techniques and Data Section 1: Sampling Techniques and Data
Criteria JORC Code
Explanation
Commentary
Sampling
Technique
Nature and quality of sampling
(eg cut channels, random chips,
or specific specialised industry
standard measurement tools
appropriate to the minerals
under 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 sampling described in this report was undertaken as part of a power
auger drilling program. In the vast majority of drill holes, 1-2kg samples were
collected at the interface between soil and weathered bedrock. Where the
drill hole did not penetrate through to weathered bedrock, samples were
collected from the bottom of the hole. The samples were collected for gold
assaying at the SGS laboratory in Ouagadougou using an aqua regia method
with a 1ppb detection limit.
All interface samples were scanned using a hand-held XRF machine,
primarily to obtain Ti/Zr ratios which are used to help interpret whether the
weathered bedrock consists of felsic (i.e. granitic) or mafic (i.e. basalt or
gabbro) material.
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,bywhat method,etc).
The drilling was carried out using a 4WD-mounted power auger rig.
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 is not assessed for power auger drilling as it is a geochemical
method. In general, however, recoveries are good because the hole has to be
cleared by the screw-type rods in order for the drill rods to advance downwards.

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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.
None of these samples will be used in a Mineral Resource estimation.
Nonetheless, all power auger holes were geologically logged in a qualitative
fashion.
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.
All of the sample is submitted for assay so no sub-sampling is required and
the sample is representative of what is in the hole.
The analytical method used was an SGS aqua regia method with a low
detection limit (1ppb) which is appropriate for a geochemical drilling
program.
A limited number of external standards and blanks were included with the
submitted samples. Based on these results and SGS’s own repeat results,
the analytical results are judged to be suitable for distinguishing gold
anomalous samples from barren samples.
XRF measurements of Ti and Zr to help interpret the presence of granite or
mafics was carried out using an OlympusDelta Premium DP-4000 Premium
Exploration Analyser. The required calibrations were carried out prior to
making these measurements.
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.
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
Hole twinning is not normally practised with geochemical drilling of this type.

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Location of Data
points
Accuracy and quality of
surveysused 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 locations were obtained using a hand held GPS with a location error of +/-
3m.
Drill collar locations are shown on Figure 4 which provides both a scale and
coordinates. The coordinates are recorded in 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 holes are spaced 25m apart along lines either 100m or 200m
apart. This type of drilling is not appropriate for the calculation of any
Mineral Resource estimate.
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.
The power auger drill lines are oriented at approximately 90 degrees to the
general strike direction.
Sample Security The measures taken to ensure
sample security
Reference samples are stored at PDI’s sample store in Ouagadougou,
Burkina Faso.
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 covers an area of 172 sq km.
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.
The Madyabari permit was initially acquired, along with three other nearby
permits (Sirba, Fouli and Tantiabongou), by Birrimian Pty Ltd (Birrimian),
which is a British Virgin Islands-registered company now 100% owned by
PDI. The original owners of Birrimian subsequently entered into an
agreement with Eldore Mining Corporation Limited (Eldore) through which
Eldore could acquire the Birrimian permits through a series of payments and
a commitment to issue US$2 million worth of Eldore stock on completion of
a Bankable Feasibility Study on one or more ore deposits within the
Birrimian permits.
PDI initially acquired an interest in Madyabari along with the three other
Birrimian permits via a joint venture with Eldore which commenced in
January 2010. In 2012, Eldore changed its name to Stratos Resources
Limited (ASX: SAT) after which PDI bought out SAT’s residual interest (in
late 2012). In acquiring Birrimian, PDI also inherited the one unfulfilled
commitment in the original Eldore agreement with the original Birrimian
shareholders. This commitment has now been agreed to mean that PDI will
issue US$2 million worthof PDIshares after PDIaccepts anofferof finance

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for development of a mine on the Birrimian permits at its sole discretion)
following completionofaBankableFeasibility Study.
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 in the main Bongou deposit prospect consists of an intensely
altered (silica-albite) 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. Such mineralisation was the target of the reported
power auger drill program. Recognition of most of the alteration mineralogy
in the power auger samples is not possible as they are intensely
weathered.
The main Bongou mineralised zone 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
knownthroughout 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.
See Table 1 and the notes that accompany it. Individual hole results from the
964 holes completed in this program are not reported as the Material
information required for understanding and interpreting geochemical results
of this type is contained in a map showing drill hole locations and assay
results in representative value ranges, both of which are provided in Figure 4.
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 clearlystated.
No weighted averaging or truncation methods were used.
Relationship
Between
These relationships are
particularlyimportant in the
True widths cannot be estimated for this type of geochemical drilling as
both “flat-dipping” soils and steeply dipping underlying weathered bedrock

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Mineralisation
Widths and
Intercept Lengths
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’).
is sampled .
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 is included with this document (Figure 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.
The range of power auger gold assays shown on Figure 4 meets this
requirement.
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.
Apart from the earlier power auger results that were reported previously (see
ASX release dated 26thJuly 2013), the interpreted geology which is provided
in Figure 1 and contextual information provided in this table, there is no other
exploration data which is relevant to the results reported in this release.
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 more Bongou-style mineralised bodies.
Follow-up infill power auger drilling is planned. Promising results will then be
followed up further, where practical, with trenching and RC drilling.

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