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RAMELIUS RESOURCES LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2019

Jan 30, 2019

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31 January 2019

ISSUED CAPITAL Ordinary Shares: 620M

DIRECTORS

NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN: Kevin Lines MANAGING DIRECTOR: Mark Zeptner NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS: Michael Bohm David Southam

COMPANY SECRETARY: Richard Jones

www.rameliusresources.com.au [email protected]

RAMELIUS RESOURCES LIMITED

Registered Office

Level 1, 130 Royal Street East Perth WA 6004 Tel +61 8 9202 1127 PO Box 6070 East Perth, WA 6892

31 January 2019

December 2018 Quarterly Activities Report

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Group gold production of 52,623 ounces at an AISC of A$1,190/oz:
    • o Mt Magnet & Vivien 29,855 ounces at an AISC of A$1,068/oz
    • o Edna May 22,768 ounces at an AISC of A$1,361/oz
  • Cash & gold at 31 December 2018 of A$108.1M (Sep '18 Qtr: A$102.4M)
  • Spectacular RC drill results both within and below the Stellar open pit at Mt Magnet
  • Ramelius had a beneficial interest in Explaurum Limited (ASX:EXU) of 54.21% as at 31 December 2018 and 87.4% as at 30 January 2019

PRODUCTION GUIDANCE – MARCH 2019 QUARTER

  • Group gold production for the March 2019 Quarter is expected to be between 45-50,000 ounces at an AISC of A$1,150 – 1,250/oz:
    • o Mt Magnet & Vivien 35,000 ounces at an AISC of A$1,000 1,100/oz
    • o Edna May 12,500 ounces at an AISC of A$1,550 1,650/oz
  • Capital & project development expenditure of approximately A$23.3M, including:
    • o Shannon & Hill 60 undergrounds (Mt Magnet) A$8.1M
    • o Eridanus & Vegas open pits (Mt Magnet) A$4.7M
    • o Edna May underground A$5.5M
    • o Exploration (all Projects) A$3.8M
  • Asset acquisition costs of A$15.7M, including:
    • o Marda Gold Project A$11.0M
    • o Explaurum Offer cash consideration (assuming 100% take up) A$4.7M

PRODUCTION GUIDANCE – FULL YEAR FY2019

  • Group gold production for the full year FY2019 is expected to be between 190-210,000 ounces at an AISC of A$1,150 – 1,250/oz:
    • o Mt Magnet & Vivien 125,000 ounces at an AISC of A$1,100 1,200/oz
    • o Edna May 75,000 ounces at an AISC of A$1,250 1,350/oz
  • Re-forecasting of H2 FY2019 has re-confirmed Guidance for H2 of FY2019 and also provided an initial production estimate for FY2020 of 230-250,000 ounces

CORPORATE

  • Quarterly gold sales of 56,478 ounces for total revenue of A$95.8M from an average gold price of A$1,696/oz
  • Cash & gold on hand of A$108.1M (Sept '18 Qtr: A$102.4M), after spending A$13.9M on exploration and development costs, A$1.7M on tenement acquisitons and A$6.9M in relation to the Explaurum takeover. Nil bank debt.
  • Explaurum takeover offer recommended by Explaurum board with Ramelius holding beneficial interest of 87.83% as at 31 January 2019.
  • Marda Gold Project court hearing 31 January 2019 (adjourned from 23 January 2019), transaction completion expected 7 February 2019.

▪ At 31 December 2018, forward gold sales consisted of 172,500 ounces of gold at an average price of A$1,750/oz over the period to December 2020. Subsequent to the end of the Quarter, an additional 11,500 ounces were added at an average of A$1,862/oz.

Managing Director, Mark Zeptner, today said:

"We are very pleased to have maintained our 200,000 ounce annual run-rate despite the delays to the Greenfinch project at Edna May. By bringing forward the Edna May underground project, now fully approved for mining, the operations team has been able to offset any production delays. Greenfinch approval is still assumed for April 2019 but importantly the FY2019 guidance released today does not include any ounces from Greenfinch.

The benefit of investment in projects at both Mt Magnet and Edna May this half is virtually immediate, as initial estimates put the Company's FY2020 full year production in the range of 230-250,000 ounces. This estimate includes a contribution from the Marda Gold Project, but does not include any contribution from the Tampia Hill project, owned by Explaurum Limited.

On the Corporate front, we note that our takeover offer for Explaurum Limited is now close to completion with the Directors of Explaurum recommending and having accepted the offer. Ramelius now holds a shareholding in Explaurum close to the 90% compulsory acquisition threshold and we look forward to swiftly progressing our planned Strategic Review of the key Tampia Hill Gold Project during the first half of this year".

ABOUT RAMELIUS

Figure 1: Ramelius' Operations & Development Project Locations

Ramelius owns and operates the Mt Magnet, Edna May and Vivien gold mines, all of which are located in Western Australia (refer Figure 1).

Ore from the high-grade Vivien underground mine, located near Leinster, is hauled to the Mt Magnet processing plant where it is blended with ore from both underground and open pit sources at Mt Magnet.

The Edna May operation is currently feeding the adjacent processing plant with ore from surface stockpiles whilst both an underground (Edna May) and open pit (Greenfinch) operation are being developed. The Marda Gold Project, transacted via a Deed of Company Arrangement for Black Oak Minerals (Administrators Appointed), is expected to complete by 7 February 2019. Marda is planned to be mined and the ore hauled to the Edna May processing plant.

DECEMBER 2018 QUARTER PRODUCTION & FINANCIAL SUMMARY

Table 1: December 2018 Quarter production & financial summary

Combined
Operations Unit Mt Magnet &Vivien Edna May Group
OP ore mined (high grade only) t 583,077 145,262 728,339
OP grade mined g/t 1.21 1.13 1.20
OP contained ore (high grade only) oz 22,761 5,259 28,020
UG ore mined (high grade only) t 90,057 1,445 91,502
UG grade mined g/t 4.41 8.44 4.47
UG contained gold (high grade only) oz 12,767 392 13,159
Total ore mined t 673,134 146,707 819,841
Total tonnes processed t 507,385 700,823 1,208,208
Grade g/t 1.94 1.01 1.40
Contained gold oz 31,696 22,840 54,536
Recovery % 95.6% 94.2% 95.1%
Gold recovered oz 30,316 21,522 51,838
Gold poured oz 29,855 22,768 52,623
Gold sales oz 33,030 23,448 56,478
Achieved gold price A$/oz $1,696 $1,696 $1,696
Cost summary
Mining – operating A$M 17.4 3.7 21.1
Processing A$M 8.1 11.2 19.3
Administration A$M 4.9 2.0 6.9
Stockpile adjustments A$M (5.8) 10.7 4.9
Other A$M 0.2 0.2 0.4
C1 cash cost A$M 24.8 27.8 52.6
C1 cash cost per ounce A$/rec. oz $818 $1,292 $1,105
Mining costs – mine development A$M 1.5 - 1.5
Royalties A$M 2.5 1.7 4.2
Movement in finished goods A$M 5.5 1.2 6.7
Sustaining capital A$M 0.5 0.9 1.4
Other A$M - (0.1) (0.1)
Corporate overheads A$M 0.5 0.4 0.9
Total AISC's A$M 35.3 31.9 67.2
AISC per ounce A$/sold oz $1,068 $1,361 $1,190

DECEMBER 2018 YEAR TO DATE PRODUCTION & FINANCIAL SUMMARY

Table 2: December 2018 YTD production & financial summary

Combined
Operations Unit Mt Magnet &Vivien Edna May Group
OP ore mined (high grade only) t 1,069,830 542,204 1,612,034
OP grade mined g/t 1.17 1.40 1.24
OP contained ore (high grade only) oz 40,107 24,412 64,519
UG ore mined (high grade only) t 167,920 1,445 169,365
UG grade mined g/t 4.65 8.44 4.68
UG contained gold (high grade only) oz 25,111 392 25,503
Total ore mined t 1,237,751 543,649 1,781,400
Total tonnes processed t 1,015,811 1,411,513 2,427,324
Grade g/t 1.84 1.08 1.40
Contained gold oz 60,114 49,203 109,317
Recovery % 95.3% 94.4% 94.9%
Gold recovered oz 57,272 46,441 103,713
Gold poured oz 56,628 47,423 104,051
Gold sales oz 59,673 47,963 107,636
Achieved gold price A$/oz $1,683 $1,683 $1,683
Cost summary
Mining – operating A$M 34.3 12.1 46.4
Processing A$M 16.9 22.3 39.2
Administration A$M 9.6 4.3 13.9
Stockpile adjustments A$M (6.5) 16.5 10.0
Other A$M 0.3 (0.2) 0.1
C1 cash cost A$M 54.6 55.0 109.6
C1 cash cost per ounce A$/rec. oz $953 $1,182 $1,056
Mining costs – mine development A$M 5.6 - 5.6
Royalties A$M 4.5 3.5 8.0
Movement in finished goods A$M 4.2 (0.3) 3.9
Sustaining capital A$M 0.8 0.9 1.7
Other A$M (0.0) (0.3) (0.3)
Corporate overheads A$M 1.4 1.3 2.7
Total AISC's A$M 71.1 60.0 131.3
AISC per ounce A$/sold oz $1,193 $1,253 $1,220

Mt Magnet (WA)

Open Pits

Milky Way, Stellar and Stellar West pits (Cosmos Mine Area – refer Figures 2 and 3) were the primary ore sources at Mt Magnet during the December 2018 Quarter. Open pit claimed high-grade ore mined improved on the last Quarter, with 583,077 tonnes @ 1.21 g/t for 22,761 ounces of gold.

578 000mEWindbag $Pit \rightarrow$ MT MAGNET582 000mE
GALAXY MINE AREABrown Hill North-OMars PitBrown Hill- Checker ·Processing Plant500m
Perserverance PitVegas Pit-Reno Pit-Saturn PitTitan Pit Black CatAdmin Offices
Hesperus PitStellar West Pit MORNING STAR PIT
Boomer PitStellar PitValhalla PitMilky Way Pit Black Cat South Pit
Shannon Pit-Andromeda PitGolden Stream PitCOSMOS MINE AREA St George Pit + DeclineER TANK HILL
- Jinx PitO'Meara Pit- Franks Tower PitERIDANUS Mount MagnetTownsite
Boogardie BasinpropertyTheakston PitLone Pine(backfilled)Pit HILL 60

Figure 2: Mt Magnet key mining & exploration areas

Figure 3: Milky Way open pit looking north

Underground – Mt Magnet

Stope production continued at Water Tank Hill during the Quarter with claimed mined production of 31,443 tonnes @ 2.99 g/t for 3,019 ounces of gold.

Underground – Vivien

Production at the Vivien underground gold mine continued strongly throughout the December 2018 Quarter with good contributions from both stoping and development. Development focused on the 140, 280, 340, 380 & 400 levels. Stope production came from the 280 and 160 levels. Total claimed mined production was 58,613 tonnes @ 5.17 g/t for 9,748 ounces. Ore haulage continued throughout the Quarter and Vivien attributed mill production was 59,857 tonnes @ 5.37 g/t for 10,029 recovered ounces.

Development of a 145mRL hangingwall drill drive commenced toward the end of the Quarter. An underground diamond drilling programme, targeting previous significant deep intercepts, below the current mine plan, will commence towards the end of the March 2019 Quarter.

Figure 4: Vivien longsection – deep drilling programme target area

Processing

Total mill production (Mt Magnet and Vivien) was 507,385 tonnes @ 1.94 g/t for 30,316 recovered ounces of gold at an excellent recovery of 95.6% (gold poured was 29,854 ounces). AISC for the Quarter for Mt Magnet and Vivien was A$1,068/oz.

Guidance for the March 2019 Quarter is expected to be approximately 35,000 ounces, anticipated to be produced at an AISC of A$1,000 – 1,100/oz.

Edna May Gold Mine (WA)

Mining

Open-pit mining concluded during the December 2018 Quarter at the Stage 2 pit (refer Figure 5) with 145,262 tonnes mined @ 1.13 g/t for 5,259 ounces. All other ore was sourced from the significant medium and low-grade stockpiles.

Processing

Despite the decreased mining activity, Quarterly production remained strong. Total material milled during the Quarter was 700,823 tonnes @ 1.01 g/t for 21,522 recovered ounces at a recovery of 94.2% (gold poured was 22,768 ounces).

Unit costs were up on the prior Quarter with an AISC of A$1,361/oz being achieved for the December 2018 Quarter with mining coming to a conclusion at Stage 2 and lower grade ore being milled.

Production Guidance for the March 2019 Quarter is for approximately 12,500 ounces at an AISC of A$1,550 – 1,650/oz.

Figure 5: Edna May Stage 2 open pit

PRODUCTION TARGETS

FY2019

Group gold production is expected to fall within current Guidance of 190-210,000 ounces at an AISC of A$1,150- 1,250/oz, with the Quarterly breakdown by ore source shown below (refer Figure 6). Whilst approval for the Greenfinch open pit (Edna May) is assumed in April 2019, no production ounces are currently assumed in FY2019.

Figure 6: FY2019 Group Production Profile

The matching capital requirements, by Quarter, are shown below in Table 3 whereby exploration and capital development expenditure is separated from acquisition costs for the purpose of transparency.

Project (A$M) Sept 18 Qtr(Actual) Dec 18 Qtr(Actual) Mar 19 Qtr(Forecast) Jun 19 Qtr(Forecast) FY2019(Forecast)
Mt Magnet open pit development 6.0 4.4 4.7 7.8 22.9
Mt Magnet underground development 0.3 3.4 8.1 7.6 19.4
Vivien underground development - 0.2 0.8 0.2 1.2
Greenfinch open pit (Edna May) - - 0.4 1.2 1.6
Edna May Undergound - - 5.5 6.6 12.1
Exploration & resource definition(all projects) 3.7 5.9 3.8 2.7 16.1
Subtotal (Exploration & development) 10.0 13.9 23.3 26.1 73.3
Asset acquisition & sundry(including Marda) 4.3 1.7 11.0 - 17.0
Explaurum acquisition & loan - 6.9 4.7 - 11.6
Subtotal (Acquisitions) 4.3 8.6 15.7 - 28.6
TOTAL 14.3 22.5 39.0 26.1 101.9

FY2020

Re-forecasting of the second half of FY2019 and the following 12 months has provided an initial production estimate of 230-250,000 ounces for FY2020. Further detailed work is required over the next few months as part of normal budgeting processes, in order to upgrade this estimate to formal Guidance.

This estimate includes Milky Way, Shannon, Vegas & Eridanus (Mt Magnet) and Edna May underground, Greenfinch and Marda (Edna May) but excludes any production from the Tampia Hill project, currently owned by Explaurum.

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

Shannon UG Project (Mt Magnet, WA)

Mining Approval for the Shannon underground project was received in the December 2018 Quarter. The open-pit reached the base of the old pit (65m) in November 2018 and high-grade ore blocks were being defined and mined toward the end of the Quarter. Underground development is planned to commence in the June 2019 Quarter.

Stellar High Grade Extension (Mt Magnet, WA)

Infill RC drilling of the super high-grade intercepts reported in December 2018 (ASX release, 'Mt Magnet and Edna May Exploration Update', 10/12/2018) was completed in late December 2018 and numerous high-grade results were returned (ASX release, 'Stellar High Grade Drilling Update', 21/01/2019).

The new drill data was incorporated into an updated resource model which now totals:

Table 4: Stellar Mineral Resource (>0.6 g/t)
---------------------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- --
Category Tonnes Grade Ounces
Indicated 190,000 3.1 19,000
Inferred 90,000 1.1 3,000
Total 280,000 2.4 22,000

Resource Commentary

New drilling consists of approximately 50 grade control RC holes drilled using a full size rig, 5 ¾" face sampling hammer and cone splitter. The final 24 holes were drilled on a 5m x 5m pattern with several scissor holes completed. Two subvertical stockwork/lode domains were modelled using a 0.5g/t cutoff and two 'very high-grade' restricted, internal subdomains relating to quartz veining were modelled inside the eastern lode zone. Samples were composited to 1m and topcut within domains. Very conservative topcuts were applied to the "very high-grade" samples. Estimation was by ID² using anisotropic search ellipses.

The new resource represents a valuable addition to the production gained from the current pit (approximately 10,000oz mined up to December 2018), with around 50% of the Indicated ounces being new resources. Preliminary work shows that the majority of the indicated resource can be recovered via a pit cutback or small underground option added to the current pit. Options for the most effective mining are now being evaluated.

Further deeper exploration of the Stellar mineralisation is planned using surface drilling to the south of the open pit.

Hill 60 UG Project (Mt Magnet, WA)

Mining Approval for the Hill 60 underground project was received early in the Quarter. Access drives (decline link & return airway) from the St George decline were commenced and had made good progress by the end of the Quarter.

New drilling completed between May and October 2018 was incorporated into an updated resource model, which is now:

Table 5: Hill 60 Mineral Resource (>2.0g/t)

Category Tonnes Grade Ounces
Indicated 290,000 4.4 41,000
Inferred 110,000 4.2 15,000
Total 400,000 4.4 56,000

Resource Commentary

Drilling completed since the previous May 2018 model included 9 RC and 4 diamond holes. These holes have improved confidence in geological and grade continuity and allowed for a substantial upgrade of the Indicated category ounces (+50%). Total resources improve moderately with a 13% increase in ounces, largely due to tonnage (+11%). Mineralisation occurs as a sub-vertical, 2-10m wide, lode zone, hosted within a BIF unit and related to pyrrhotite-pyrite alteration.

Figure 7: Hill 60 longsection (to W) drill intercepts by gram.metre, indicated (red) & inferred (orange) outlines

Eridanus (Mt Magnet, WA)

Open pit planning and evaluation of Eridanus continued, and the adjoining Lone Pine deposit was re-modelled and included in the mine plan. A Mining Approval application was generated and submitted to the DMIRS in December 2018.

Morning Star (Mt Magnet, WA)

Mining Approval for a major cutback of the Morning Star pit was received in November 2018. Timing of the pit will be reevaluated in the 2019 LOM schedule.

EXPLORATION SUMMARY

Ramelius' exploration activities during the Quarter focused around its Western Australian operations at Mt Magnet and Edna May.

See Attachments 1 to 6 for a complete list of significant exploration drill hole intersections referred to in this report.

Mt Magnet Gold Project (WA)

An aggregate of 9,171m of exploratory RC drilling (GXRC1913-1954 + 2005) plus 6,186m of resource infill RC (GXRC0712-749) drilling was completed at Mt Magnet during the Quarter. Exploratory drilling was primarily focussed around Eridanus/Lone Pine, O'Meara and between the Milky Way and Titan pits (refer Figure 2 for prospect locations). Ramelius further completed 3,144.3m of diamond drilling at Eridanus Deeps and the St George Deeps (GXDD0072 – 83, including geotechnical holes GXDD0077+78) during the Quarter.

Eridanus Deeps Prospect

Eridanus Deeps diamond drilling was undertaken with three diamond holes (GXDD0074, 75 & 76) plus one diamond tail (GXRC0627) for an aggregate 2,282.2m (including 413m RC). See ASX Release, 'Exploration Update', 10/12/2018 for details. Significant results were returned from the drilling programme, including:

  • 15m at 3.32 g/t Au from 27m in GXDD0075
  • 23m at 3.98 g/t Au from 240m in GXDD0075 and
  • 36m at 3.29 g/t Au from 375m in GXDD0075

Further step out and infill diamond drilling is currently planned for completion during the March 2019 Quarter.

Figure 8: Lone Pine Pit and Eridanus Deeps diamond drill hole locality plan

Figure 9: West-east cross section of GXDD0075 showing broader mineralised zones, quartz vein abundance and quartz veins with visible gold within the Eridanus granodiorite. The composited intervals are encouraging as they demonstrate the overall continuity of the broader stockwork related gold mineralisation hosted within the Eridanus Granodiorite but they do contain multiple zones of sub 1.0 g/t Au material.

St George Deeps Prospect

Deep (plus 600m) diamond drilling commenced below the St George underground gold mine late in the Quarter (refer Figure 2). The drilling has intersected broad zones of disseminated pyrrhotite mineralisation (up to 5%) being typical of the Mt Magnet gold camp where the pyrrhotite replaces magnetite within the banded iron formation host rock. Assay results are awaited.

Milky Way - Titan Trend

Reconnaissance RC drilling commenced along the favourable Hill 50 Boogardie-Break extending between the Milky Way and Titan pits (refer Figure 2) during the Quarter. Encouraging results up to 11m at 1.18 g/t Au from 178m in GXRC1942 were returned. Further drilling will be proposed once all the results are compiled and interrogated.

Edna May Gold Project (WA)

Ramelius has successfully consolidated a significant exploration land package around its Edna May gold mine since the acquisition of the mine in October 2017. During the Quarter, the Company completed 4,326m of RC drilling at the Symes' Option (SYFC022 – 83) and 11,516m of Aircore drilling around Felsteads Find and elsewhere throughout the Holleton greenstone belt.

Figure 10: Newly acquired Westonia / Holleton Greenstone Belts exploration projects around Edna May

Symes' Option to Purchase

Reverse circulation (RC) drilling continued over the Symes' Option during the December 2018 Quarter with 4,326m completed. The Symes' Option is located 80km south of the Moorine Rock township and is situated over the historical Symes Find gold workings. Ramelius has the right to acquire the project outright, via an option to purchase agreement with a local prospector. Encouraging results have been received from the second phase of drilling as completed during the Quarter. This drilling has now defined two discrete southeasterly plunging shoots. Further drilling is planned. Better results received to date include:

  • 9m at 2.47 g/t Au from 55m in SYFC027
  • 5m at 2.00 g/t Au from surface in SYFC031
  • 3m at 8.35 g/t Au from 11m in SYFC046
  • 8m at 43.23 g/t Au from 5m in SYFC073**,** including 3m at 112.4 g/t Au from 5m

True widths are estimated to be plus 90% given the predicted shallow plunge or the mineralized shoots.

Figure 11: Symes' Option RC drilling with gram x metre grade contours, over orthophoto plan view of historical gold workings

Westonia / Holleton / Mt Hampton Projects

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Land access and compensation agreements are currently being negotiated with various private land owners throughout the district to allow Ramelius to expand its exploration activities during the March 2019 Quarter.

Nulla South Farm-in & Joint Venture Project - Ramelius earning 75%

Exploration drilling commenced throughout the Nulla South Farm-in and Joint Venture project, with drilling initially focused around the historical Felstead's Find workings. During the Quarter, 11,175m of Aircore drilling has been completed from 167 holes (NUSA series) along with five shallow RC drill holes (NUSC series) for 385m. See ASX Release, 'Exploration Update', 10/12/2018 for details. Significant RC results returned include:

  • 13m at 2.34 g/t Au from 34m in NUSC004
  • 10m at 1.08 g/t Au from 53m in NUSC004
  • 9m at 2.07 g/t Au from 69m in NUSC005

True widths from the RC drilling are estimated to be 55% of the reported downhole intersections. Encouraging 4m composite Aircore results received to date include:

  • 12m at 1.52 g/t Au from surface in NUSA016
  • 12m at 0.99 g/t Au from 4m in NUSA018
  • 12m at 0.50 g/t Au from 16m in NUSA047
  • 4m at 1.38 g/t Au from 0m in NUSA050

Figure 12: Cross section through Felstead's Find highlighting good vertical ore continuity from Ramelius' recent RC drilling

Gibb Rock Farm-in & Joint Venture Project – Ramelius earning 75%

During the Quarter, Ramelius executed a Binding Term Sheet Agreement with CGM (WA) Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Chalice Gold Mines Limited (ASX: CHN), for Ramelius to fund all exploration over CGM's Gibb Rock Exploration Licence (EL) 70/4869 and EL (Application) 70/5194. Under the terms of the Agreement, Ramelius may earn a 75% interest in the project by spending $2 million within three years. The Agreement remains subject to Ramelius obtaining satisfactory land access and compensation agreements with various private land holders in the district.

Tanami Joint Venture (NT) – Ramelius 85%

No field work was completed during the December 2018 Quarter.

CORPORATE & FINANCE

Gold sales for the December 2018 Quarter were 56,478 ounces at an average price of A$1,696/oz for revenue of A$95.8M.

Cash & gold Unit Mar-18 Jun-18 Sep-18 Dec-18
Cash on hand $M 65.1 75.0 82.1 92.6
Bullion1 $M 10.3 20.5 20.3 15.5
Total cash & gold $M 75.4 95.5 102.4 108.1

Table 6: Cash and gold

  1. Bullion is valued at the December 2018 spot price of $1,816/oz.

As at 31 December 2018, the Company had A$92.6M of cash and A$15.5M of gold bullion on hand for a total of A$108.1M. This represents an increase of A$5.7M from the September 2018 Quarter. This increase in cash was largely due to a strong AISC cash margin of A$28.6M. These operational cash flows were used for capital development of A$13.9M including Mt Magnet open pit and underground development (A$7.8M) and exploration across the group (A$5.9M), as well as project and land acquisitions of A$8.6M.

Figure 13: Quarter cash and gold waterfall chart

At 31 December 2018, forward gold sales consisted of 172,750 ounces of gold at an average price of A$1,750/oz over the period January 2019 to December 2020.The hedge book summary is shown below in Table 7.

Hedge book Mar 19 Qtr Jun 19 Qtr Dec 19 Half Jun 20 Half Dec 20 Half Total
Ounces 32,250 28,500 50,000 38,000 24,000 172,750
Price ($/Oz) $1,734 $1,729 $1,741 $1,764 $1,789 $1,750

Table 7: Hedge Book Summary

Mr Dom Francese resigned as Joint Company Secretary effective from the 30th November 2018, with Mr Richard Jones remaining as the Company Secretary of the Company.

For further information contact:

Investor enquiries: Media enquiries:
Mark Zeptner Tim Manners Luke Forrestal
Managing DirectorRamelius Resources LtdPh: +61 8 9202 1127 Chief Financial OfficerRamelius Resources LtdPh: + 61 8 9202 1127 Associate DirectorMedia & Capital PartnersPh: +61 411 479 144

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains forward looking statements. The forward looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions, forecasts and projections and the industry in which it operates as well as other factors that management believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances at the date such statements are made, but which may prove to be incorrect. The forward looking statements relate to future matters and are subject to various inherent risks and uncertainties. Many known and unknown factors could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the estimated or anticipated events or results expressed or implied by any forward looking statements. Such factors include, among others, changes in market conditions, future prices of gold and exchange rate movements, the actual results of production, development and/or exploration activities, variations in grade or recovery rates, plant and/or equipment failure and the possibility of cost overruns. Neither Ramelius, its related bodies corporate nor any of their directors, officers, employees, agents or contractors makes any representation or warranty (either express or implied) as to the accuracy, correctness, completeness, adequacy, reliability or likelihood of fulfilment of any forward looking statement, or any events or results expressed or implied in any forward looking statement, except to the extent required by law.

COMPETENT PERSONS

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Kevin Seymour (Exploration Results), Rob Hutchison (Mineral Resources) and Duncan Coutts (Ore Reserves), who are Competent Persons and Members of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Kevin Seymour, Rob Hutchison and Duncan Coutts are full-time employees of the company. Kevin Seymour, Rob Hutchison and Duncan Coutts have sufficient experience that 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". Kevin Seymour, Rob Hutchison and Duncan Coutts consent to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which it appears.

Hole Id Easting Northing Az/Dip RL F/Depth(m) From (m) To (m) Interval(m) g/t Au
GXRC1913Eridanus 577150 6893951 002/-60 429 168 81 85 4 2.96
GXRC1914Lone Pine 576560 6894240 272/-55 429 240 103 105 2 4.43
GXRC1915Lone Pine 576451 6893999 100/-61 427 160 759154 966158 274 1.385.144.15
GXRC1916Lone Pine 576379 6893989 094/-60 438 162 148 157 9 1.73
GXRC1917Theakstons 577098 6894548 273/-59 432 168 37 39 2 1.63
GXRC1918Eridanus 576713 6893635 276/-60 427 192 NSR
GXRC1919Lone Pine 576720 6893975 275/-60 429 198 156 158 2 1.50
GXRC1920Lone Pine 576612 6893975 275/-60 428 174 5092108116140 5394110120156 322416 1.542.941.262.212.52
GXRC1921Lone Pine 576375 6894055 090/-55 430 198 105 108 3 2.78
GXRC1922Hill 60 581818 6894579 089/-61 431 150 NSR
GXRC1923Hill 60 581805 6894540 090/-61 431 150 NSR
GXRC1924Hill 60 581806 6894558 081/-73 431 180Incl.+ 166166169 171167170 511 9.4811.2525.5
GXRC1925O'Meara 576924 6894852 332/-55 433 210 175197 177200 23 2.692.34
GXRC1926O'Meara 577079 6894986 332/-55 434 200Incl. 156156 158157 21 11.4621.1
GXRC1927O'Meara 577124 6894906 331/-59 434 240 235 237 2 1.44
GXRC1928O'Meara 577023 6894683 331/-55 432 200 66 70 4 5.37
GXRC1929Milky Way-Titan 578077 6897567 268/-54 445 198 NSR
GXRC1930Milky Way-Titan 578148 6897565 263/-60 444 162 016 117 11 1.011.08
GXRC1931Milky Way-Titan 578253 6897579 267/-60 445 222 3743139154 4050140162 3718 0.820.972.820.99
GXRC1932Milky Way-Titan 578351 6897549 272/-60 447 204 NSR
GXRC1933Milky Way-Titan 578148 6897350 272/-60 450 174 171 173 2 1.17
GXRC1934Milky Way-Titan 578149 6897346 090/-56 450 228 NSR
GXRC1935Milky Way-Titan 578410 6897350 272/-55 447 258Incl. 9494112 9795113 311 3.478.888.33
GXRC1936 578342 6897133 273/-55 444 204 NSR

Attachment 1: Significant (>1.0 g/t Au) step out Exploration RC drilling Lone Pine / O'Meara / Milky Way – Titan Trend, Mount Magnet, WA

Milky Way-Titan
GXRC1937Milky Way-Titan 578214 6897149 272/-61 449 216 16 17 1 1.10
GXRC1938Milky Way-Titan 578050 6897357 278/-55 442 198 80 81 1 1.00
GXRC1939Milky Way-Titan 577851 6897352 265/-60 479 53 Hole Abn
GXRC1940Milky Way-Titan 578042 6897154 087/-60 441 204 NSR
GXRC1941Milky Way-Titan 578030 6897153 237/-55 441 246 38202 42203 41 0.902.86
GXRC1942Milky Way-Titan 577748 6897349 264/-57 479 216 178 189 11 1.18
GXRC1943Milky Way-Titan 577635 6897351 268/-60 478 220 NSR
GXRC1944Milky Way-Titan 577825 6897026 282/-61 441 184 NSR
GXRC1945Milky Way-Titan 577833 6897363 087/-58 479 164 13116 16117 31 0.582.25
GXRC1946Milky Way-Titan 577832 6897352 272/-61 479 214 179 180 1 4.05
GXRC1947Milky Way-Titan 577969 6896971 273/-55 441 204 83 84 1 3.54
GXRC1948Milky Way-Titan 578051 6896970 272/-60 441 162 NSR
GXRC1949Milky Way-Titan 578120 6896948 264/-60 441 160 47 50 3 2.00
GXRC1950Milky Way-Titan 578249 6896952 268/-60 443 178 NSR
GXRC1951Milky Way-Titan 578350 6896948 273/-59 445 162 NSR
GXRC1952Milky Way-Titan 578447 6896953 269/-59 445 162 6390143 6691154 3111 0.571.310.88
GXRC1953Milky Way-Titan 578548 6896949 262/-60 447 160 115152 121153 61 0.766.02
GXRC1954Milky Way-Titan 576654 6894028 269/-55 428 166 NSR
GXRC2005Lone Pine 576615.14 6894030.24 269/-56 428 270 873226 1181230 384 0.951.472.03

Reported anomalous gold assay intersections are constrained using a 1.0 g/t Au lower cut for the minimum 2m downhole intervals at plus 1.0 g/t gold, with up to 2m of internal dilution. Gold determination was by Fire Assay using a 50gm charge with AAS finishes and a lower limit of detection of 0.01 ppm Au. NSR denotes no significant results. EOH denotes end of hole depth. See text for discussion on true widths. Coordinates are MGA94-Z50. Hole Abn denotes hole was abandoned due to excessive deviation away from its intended target.

Attachment 2: Significant (>1.0 g/t Au) RC Resource Definition drilling Eridanus + Hill 60, Mount Magnet, WA

Hole Id Easting Northing Az/Dip RL F/Depth(m) From (m) To (m) Interval(m) g/t Au
GXRC0712 576741 6894861 330/-60 432 162 41 44 3 1.49
O'Meara 51 55 4 0.85
93131 98135 54 3.435.12
GXRC0713 576753 6894867 333/-59 433 156 90 92 2 3.20
O'Meara 125 132 7 2.38

(Sterilisation drilling is for the Eridanus waste dumps)

GXRC0714 576763 6894872 330/-57 432 140 NSR
O'Meara
GXRC0715O'Meara 576770 6894884 331/-58 432 132 NSR
GXRC0716 576959 6894907 330/-62 433 180 39 40 1 1.57
O'Meara 134 135 1 1.16
147 148 1 1.37
GXRC0717O'Meara 576949 6894901 332/-62 434 180 132 134 2 1.55
GXRC0718 576932 6894903 331/-62 434 168 159 161 2 1.49
O'Meara 167 168 1 3.27
GXRC0719 576969 6894916 333/-62 434 186 44 48 4 1.28
O'Meara 123 128 5 1.29
149 152 3 1.22
GXRC0720 576799 6893600 271/-60 427 162 73 77 4 0.94
Sterilisation 89 90 1 5.03
GXRC0721– 028 NSR
Sterilisation
GXRC0729 576918 6894904 330/-61 434 156 103 105 2 2.23
O'Meara
GXRC0730 576734 6894850 332/-60 432 180 99 102 3 8.26
O'Meara Incl. 99 100 1 19.85
GXRC0731 576268 6894317 091/-51 429 144 110 113 3 1.48
Lone Pine
GXRC0732 576309 6894218 069/-50 428 140 106 107 1 8.77
Lone Pine
GXRC0733 576423 6894070 091/-61 431 80 39 44 5 11.12
Lone Pine 43 44 1 50.4
61 63 2 14.75
62 63 1 28.1
GXRC0734 576319 6894193 068/-51 428 130 47 51 4 1.56
Lone Pine 83 100 17 5.01
93 99 6 11.72
GXRC0735 576338 6894160 067/-51 428 100 83 97 14 2.43
Lone Pine 86 87 1 6.13
91 92 1 9.06
GXRC0736
Lone Pine 576424 6894049 104/-60 430 100 61 63 2 4.53
66 69 3 2.63
GXRC0737 576437 6894051 096/-61 430 80 39 42 3 4.24
Lone Pine 40 41 1 7.28
GXRC0738 576456 6894046 269/-64 430 18 NSR
Lone Pine
GXRC0739 576455 6894021 269/-69 430 18 NSR
Lone Pine
GXRC0740 576564 6894155 351/-62 419 84 20 27 7 1.74
Lone Pine 41 42 1 6.28
61 66 5 1.09
GXRC0741 576549 6894161 344/-67 418 70 25 28 3 1.47
Lone Pine 62 67 5 4.06
Incl. 64 65 1 16.95
GXRC0742 576548 6894201 341/-60 419 70 23 26 3 0.60
Hill 60 31 37 6 0.52
64 65 1 1.38
GXRC0743 581795 6894540 080/-76 431 252 NSR
Hill 60
GXRC0744 581816 6894602 089/-72 431 156 NSR
Hill 60
GXRC0745 581816 6894597 090/-79 432 173 NSR
Hill 60
GXRC0746 581797 6894536 093/-73 431 36 NSR
Hill 60
GXRC0747Hill 60 581806 6894554 082/-77 431 228 186 187 1 2.71
GXRC0748Hill 60 581820 6894584 092/-84 431 204 52 56 4 0.83
GXRC0749Hill 60 581800 6894536 091/-70 431 198 NSR

Reported significant gold assay intersections (using a 1.0 g/t Au lower cut) are reported using +2m downhole intervals at plus 1.0 g/t gold, with up to 2m of internal dilution. Gold determination was by Fire Assay using a 50gm charge with AAS finishes and a lower limit of detection of 0.01 ppm Au. NSR denotes no significant results. See text for discussion on true widths. Coordinates are MGA94-Z50. Hole Abn denotes hole was abandoned due to excessive deviation away from its intended target.

Attachment 3: Significant (>1.0 g/t Au) Eridanus Deeps diamond drilling intersections – Mt Magnet WA

Hole_Id Easting Northing RL F/Depth Dip Azi Depth_From Depth_To Interval (m) g/t Au
(m) (m)
GXDD0074 576650 6894029 429 531.80 -58 000 161.00 166.00 5.00 3.42
Eridanus Deeps Incl. 161.00 162.00 1.00 12.1
339.00 340.00 1.00 9.14
355.00 372.00 17.00 2.00
Incl. 355.10 359.00 3.90 3.27
+ 356.10 357.00 0.90 11.15
+ 371.00 372.00 1.00 18.6
393.00 395.85 2.85 4.51
Incl. 395.50 395.85 0.35 32.2
413.00 446.00 33.00 1.29
Incl. 416.00 421.00 5.00 2.39
Incl. 417.00 418.00 1.00 7.19
+ 434.00 441.00 7.00 3.35
Incl. 434.00 435.00 1.00 16.75
GXDD0075 576590 6894205 429 600.60 -58 063 27.00 42.00 15.00 3.32
Eridanus Deeps Incl. 27.00 35.00 8.00 5.11
+ 30.00 33.00 3.00 10.14
+ 39.00 42.00 3.00 2.14
117.96 121.41 3.45 1.00
139.72 144.00 4.28 6.00
Incl. 139.72 141.00 1.28 16.05
222.00 225.00 3.00 1.29
240.00 263.00 23.00 3.98
Incl. 240.00 248.00 8.00 3.41
+ 251.00 263.00 12.00 5.21
Incl. 255.00 257.00 2.00 20.81
277.00 281.76 4.76 4.77
Incl 277.00 279.10 2.10 8.40
298.20 301.00 2.80 21.39
Incl. 298.20 299.86 1.66 34.47
311.00 319.00 8.00 1.72
Incl. 311.00 314.00 3.00 1.32
+ 317.00 320.00 3.00 3.30
345.05 351.00 5.95 1.20
375.00 411.00 36.00 3.29
Incl. 375.00 386.00 11.00 2.85
+ 379.90 381.00 1.10 14.5
+ 391.55 403.00 11.45 6.20
+ 399.80 401.04 1.24 33.5
+ 408.00 411.00 3.00 4.55
Incl. 408.00 409.00 1.00 11.35
450.00 451.00 1.00 7.04
483.00 487.00 4.00 3.65
499.27 499.77 0.50 18.40
523.00 527.00 4.00 1.62
547.00 562.01 15.01 2.53
Incl. 551.00 552.00 1.00 11.65
+ 556.00 557.00 1.00 13.40
GXDD0076 576850 6894045 429 504.80 -51 002 24.00 28.00 4.00 22.7
(RC precollar) 80.00 84.00 4.00 1.51
GXRC0627 576725 6894131 429 605.00 -60 000 236.00 246.00 10.00 2.39
(Diamond tail) Incl. 240.00 246.00 6.00 3.09
Eridanus Deeps Incl. 240.00 241.00 1.00 13.85
269.00 276.00 7.00 3.91
Incl. 269.00 272.00 3.00 5.10
Incl. 271.00 272.00 1.00 12.5
+ 275.00 276.00 1.00 11.4
293.50 297.00 3.50 2.12
Incl. 293.50 294.00 0.50 10.1
312.00 313.00 1.00 36.1
332.00 360.00 28.00 2.53
332.00 334.00 2.00 10.99
incl. 333.00 334.00 1.00 18.8
337.00 340.00 3.00 0.80
344.00 345.00 1.00 23.2
355.00 359.94 4.94 3.21
GXDD0077 576291 6894253 429 127.5 -50 071 Geotechnical
Lone Pine Hole
GXDD0078 576749 6894873 433 135.4 -50 135 Geotechnical
O'Meara Hole
GXDD0079 581557 6894965 460 96 -75 098 Hole Abn
St George Deeps
GXDD0080 581559 6894965 460 604 -75 099 Results Awaited
St George Deeps
GXDD0081 581434 6894844 434 186 -67 091 Hole Abn
St George Deeps
GXDD0082 581436 6894843 434 96 -67 100 Hole Abn
St George Deeps
GXDD0083 581434 6894843 434 685 -67 114 Results Awaited
St George Deeps

Reported significant gold assay intersections are constrained using a 1.0 g/t Au lower cut for the 1m downhole intervals at plus 1.0 g/t gold, with up to 2m of internal dilution. Gold determination was by Fire Assay using a 50gm charge with AAS finishes and a lower limit of detection of 0.01 ppm Au. NSR denotes no significant results. EOH denotes end of hole depth. See text for discussion on true widths. Coordinates are MGA94-Z50. Hole Abn denotes hole was abandoned due to excessive deviation away from its intended target.

Attachment 4: Significant (>0.50 g/t Au) RC drill results Symes' Option – Edna May WA
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Hole Id Easting Northing Az/Dip RL F/Depth(m) From (m) To (m) Interval(m) g/t Au
SYFC022 695382 6476149 211/-60 403 46 4 5 1 1.00
SYFC023 695523 6476007 217/-60 403 80 1 5 4 0.95
SYFC024 695547 6476040 219/-60 403 141 0 2 2 1.30
SYFC025 695467 6475994 214/-60 403 88 47 50 3 1.84
SYFC026 695491 6476031 216/-60 403 107 61 64 3 2.03
SYFC027 695513 6476060 218/-60 403 140 55 64 9 2.47
SYFC028 695429 6476005 222/-60 401 70 36 38 2 1.56
SYFC029 695506 6476118 213/-60 403 71 0 7 7 1.25
SYFC030 695514 6476132 215/-59 403 71 1 5 4 1.82
SYFC031 695523 6476148 216/-59 403 71 0 5 5 2.00
SYFC032 695510 6476127 032/-61 403 83 0 4 4 1.66
SYFC033 695519 6476143 040/-60 403 71 610 704 94 1.701.67
SYFC034 695263 6476327 306/-61 398 50 NSR
SYFC035 695276 6476317 303/-61 398 83 NSR
SYFC036 695291 6476306 306/-61 398 77 NSR
SYFC037 695309 6476296 304/-60 398 77 NSR
SYFC038 695324 6476284 304/-60 398 53 NSR
SYFC039 695340 6476271 305/-60 398 59 33 39 6 1.98
SYFC040 695357 6476260 307/-60 398 53 34 37 3 2.22
SYFC041 695373 6476250 305/-60 398 59 50 52 2 1.75
SYFC042 695390 6476238 305/-60 398 59 29 32 3 1.11
SYFC043 695424 6476215 304/-59 399 59 0 2 2 1.31
SYFC044 695440 6476204 302/-59 399 59 0 2 2 1.13
31 33 2 0.55
SYFC045 695456 6476199 304/-58 399 59 0 1 1 1.06
SYFC046 695406 6476222 305/-59 399 59 0 2 2 1.07
Incl. 1112 1413 31 8.3516.6
SYFC047 695254 6476283 305/-60 399 57 NSR
SYFC048 695287 6476261 304/-57 399 59 NSR
SYFC049 695320 6476239 308/-60 399 59 NSR
SYFC050 695353 6476215 310/-59 399 59 NSR
SYFC051 695381 6476192 301/-59 401 59 NSR
SYFC052 695215 6476263 308/-60 400 59 0 1 1 1.95
SYFC053 695246 6476239 308/-60 401 59 0 1 1 1.44
SYFC054 695281 6476215 307/-60 401 59 100 131 31 0.731.92
SYFC055 695313 6476193 307/-60 401 59 0 1 1 0.73
SYFC056 695215 6476186 309-60 402 59 0 3 3 1.01
SYFC057 695251 6476172 305/-60 402 59 0 4 4 1.08
SYFC058 695282 6476146 309/-60 402 54 1 3 2 1.16
SYFC061 695553 6476121 215/-60 401 58 56 58 2 4.16
SYFC062 695568 6476142 215/-60 401 58 NSR
SYFC063 695572 6476163 216/-60 401 64 NSR
SYFC064 695482 6476155 214/-60 402 70 0 5 5 1.31
42 45 3 7.99
SYFC065 695489 6476172 210/-60 403 70 NSR
SYFC066 695487 6476161 035/-60 402 70 032 534 52 0.831.10
SYFC067 695542 6476110 208/-61 401 67 NSR
SYFC068 695424 6476144 214/-60 400 70 NSR
SYFC069 695414 6476183 215/-60 399 60 NSR
SYFC070 695302 6476103 214/-60 402 64 NSR
SYFC071 695329 6476137 219/-60 404 64 NSR
SYFC072 695351 6476165 220/-60 404 70 NSR
SYFC073 695470 6476137 216/-60 402 70 55616 138718 8312 43.23112.42816.58
SYFC074 695399 6476104 217/-52 401 58 25 37 12 1.72
SYFC075 695322 6476063 218/-60 402 60 2 5 3 3.18
SYFC076 695362.39 6476044.75 212/-60 400 64 NSR
SYFC077 695380.78 6476003.85 214/-90 402 52 0 5 5 3.23
SYFC078 695280.39 6476070.28 281/-89 402 46 135 437 32 0.580.58
SYFC079 695178.43 6476167.45 306/-60 400 64 NSR
SYFC080 695206.72 6476148.85 305/-60 401 64 1 4 3 0.78
SYFC081 695240.43 6476116.69 309/-60 401 52 NSR
SYFC082 695443.72 6475960.72 232/-89 405 64 0 5 5 1.22
SYFC083 695355.24 6476031.41 034/-60 402 64 1 4 3 1.85

Reported significant gold assay intersections are constrained using a 0.5 g/t Au lower cut for the 1m downhole intervals at plus 0.5 g/t gold, with up to 2m of internal dilution. Gold determination was by Fire Assay using a 50gm charge with ICP finishes and a lower limit of detection of 0.001 ppm Au. NSR denotes no significant results. EOH denotes end of hole depth. See text for discussion on true widths. Coordinates are MGA94-Z50. Hole Abn denotes hole was abandoned due to excessive deviation away from its intended target.

Attachment 5: Significant (>0.5 g/t Au) single metre RC drilling intersections Felstead's Find – Edna May

Hole Id Easting Northing Az/Dip RL F/Depth(m) From (m) To (m) Interval(m) g/t Au
NUSC001 697953 6501977 226/-60 398 49 NSR
NUSC002 697967 6501991 231/-59 398 85 NSR
NUSC003 698009 6501977 228/-59 398 73 NSR
NUSC004 698038 6501948 228/-60 398 69 3453 4763 1310 2.341.08
NUSC005 698052 6501963 225/-60 398 109 6981 7884 93 2.072.33
8693 8896 23 0.751.45

Reported significant gold assay intersections are constrained using a 0.5 g/t Au lower cut for the 1m downhole intervals at plus 1.0 g/t gold, with up to 2m of internal dilution. Gold determination was by Fire Assay using a 50gm charge with AAS finishes and a lower limit of detection of 0.01 ppm Au. NSR denotes no significant results. EOH denotes end of hole depth. See text for discussion on true widths. Coordinates are MGA94-Z50. Hole Abn denotes hole was abandoned due to excessive deviation away from its intended target.

Attachment 6: Significant (>0.5 g/t Au) 4m composite and selected 1m resplit Aircore drill results Felsteads Find – Edna May WA

Hole Id Easting Northing Az/Dip RL F/Depth(m) From (m) To (m) Interval(m) g/t Au
NUSA006 697700 6501382 225/-60 402 73 44 48 4 0.51
NUSA010 698090 6500996 225/-60 406 61 36 40 4 0.68
NUSA011 698103 6500998 225/-60 405 61 44 52 8 0.61
NUSA013 698073 6501039 225/-60 405 67 44 48 4 0.80
NUSA014 698054 6501002 225/-60 407 57 16 20 4 0.53
NUSA016 698064 6500957 225/-60 409 55 0 12 12 1.52
NUSA017 698078 6500970 225/-60 408 61 12 16 4 0.58
NUSA018 698090 6500930 225/-60 408 58 4 16 12 0.99
NUSA021 698136 6500973 225/-60 405 67 52 56 4 0.84
NUSA023 698177 6501013 225/-60 403 73 36 40 4 0.97
NUSA026 698161 6501054 225/-60 402 79 68 72 4 0.50
NUSA033 698236 6500958 225/-60 406 61 56 61 5 0.77 EOH
NUSA035 697924 6501953 225/-60 403 53 45 48 3 1.76
NUSA045 697984 6501895 225/-60 403 55 17 24 7 0.82
NUSA046 697993 6501905 225/-60 403 49 37 41 4 1.96
48 49 1 3.37 EOH
NUSA047 697998 6501911 225/-60 403 55 16 28 12 0.50
54 55 1 0.55 EOH
NUSA048 698025 6501937 225/-60 403 61 20 32 12 0.54
NUSA049 698033 6501895 225/-60 403 61 32 36 4 0.85
NUSA050 698051 6501905 225/-60 403 73 0 4 4 1.38
12 16 4 0.72
41 45 4 0.51
52 57 5 1.01
60 63 3 0.75
NUSA051 698063 6501918 225/-60 403 61 56 61 5 1.29 EOH
NUSA067 697922 6502058 225/-60 403 59 58 59 1 0.51 EOH
NUSA107 697656 6501451 225/-60 403 91 84 88 4 3.71
NUSA130 698445 6501342 225/-60 403 109 36 40 4 0.78

Reported significant gold assay intersections are constrained using a 0.5 g/t Au lower cut for the 4m downhole composite intervals at plus 0.5 g/t gold, with up to 2m of internal dilution. Gold determination was by Fire Assay using a 50gm charge with ICP finishes and a lower limit of detection of 0.001 ppm Au. NSR denotes no significant results. EOH denotes end of hole depth. See text for discussion on true widths. Coordinates are MGA94-Z50. Hole Abn denotes hole was abandoned due to excessive deviation away from its intended target.

JORC Table 1 Report for Mt Magnet Diamond Drilling plus Mt Magnet and Edna May Aircore + RC Drilling and Group Mineral Resources

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling•techniques••• •Nature and quality of sampling (eg cutchannels, random chips, or specificspecialised industry standardmeasurement tools appropriate to theminerals under investigation, such asdown hole gamma sondes, or handheldXRF instruments, etc). These examplesshould not be taken as limiting the broadmeaning of sampling.•Include reference to measures taken toensure sample representivity and theappropriate calibration of anymeasurement tools or systems used.Aspects of the determination ofmineralisation that are Material to thePublic Report.In cases where 'industry standard' workhas been done this would be relativelysimple (eg 'reverse circulation drillingwas used to obtain 1 m samples fromwhich 3 kg was pulverised to produce a•30 g charge for fire assay'). In othercases more explanation may be required,such as where there is coarse gold thathas inherent sampling problems. Unusualcommodities or mineralisation types (egsubmarine nodules) may warrantdisclosure of detailed information. At all projects potential gold mineralised RCintervals are systematically sampled using industrystandard 1m intervals (1.52m equals 5 footintervals in USA), collected from reverse circulation(RC) drill holes and/or 4m composites fromreconnaissance Aircore traverses. Surface andunderground Diamond holes may be sampledalong sub 1m geological contacts, otherwise 1mintervals are the default.Drill hole locations were designed to allow forspatial spread across the interpreted mineralisedzone. All RC samples were collected and riffle splitto 3-4kg samples on 1m metre intervals. Aircoresamples are speared from piles on the ground andare composited into 4m intervals beforedespatching to the laboratory. Single metrebottom of hole Aircore samples are also collectedfor trace element determinations. Diamond core ishalf cut along downhole orientation lines. Halfcore is sent to the laboratory for analysis and theother half is retained for future reference.Standard fire assaying was employed using a 50gmcharge (30 gm in the USA) with an AAS finish for alldiamond, RC and Aircore chip samples. Traceelement determination was undertaken using amulti (4) acid digest and ICP- AES finish.
Drilling•techniques •Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation,open-hole hammer, rotary air blast,auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details (egcore diameter, triple or standard tube,depth of diamond tails, face-sampling bitor other type, whether core is orientedand if so, by what method, etc). Drilling was completed using best practice NQdiamond core, 5 ¾" face sampling RC drillinghammers for all RC drill holes at Mt Magnet and 3"Aircore bits/RC hammers at Edna May.
Drill sample•recovery•• •Method of recording and assessing coreand chip sample recoveries and resultsassessed.Measures taken to maximise samplerecovery and ensure representativenature of the samples.Whether a relationship exists between All diamond core is jigsawed to ensure any coreloss, if present is fully accounted for. Bulk RC andAircore drill holes samples were visually inspectedby the supervising geologist to ensure adequateclean sample recoveries were achieved. NoteAircore drilling while clean is not used in anyresource estimation work. Any wet, contaminated
Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
sample recovery and grade and whethersample bias may have occurred due topreferential loss/gain of fine/coarsematerial.• or poor sample returns are flagged and recorded inthe database to ensure no sampling bias isintroduced.Zones of poor sample return both in RC andAircore are recorded in the database and crosschecked once assay results are received from thelaboratory to ensure no misrepresentation ofsampling intervals has occurred. Of note, excellentRC drill recovery is reported from all RC holes.Reasonable recovery is noted for all Aircoresamples. Zero sample recovery is achieved whilenavi drilling. The navi lengths are kept to aminimum and avoided when close to potentiallymineralised units.
•Logging•• •Whether core and chip samples havebeen geologically and geotechnicallylogged to a level of detail to supportappropriate Mineral Resourceestimation, mining studies andmetallurgical 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 are geologically logged on site byprofessional geologists. Details on the hostlithologies, deformation, dominant mineralsincluding sulphide species and alteration mineralsplus veining are recorded relationally (separately)so the logging is interactive and not biased tolithology.Drill hole logging is qualitative on visual recordingsof rock forming minerals and quantitative onestimates of mineral abundance.The entire length of each drill hole is geologicallylogged.
•Sub-samplingtechniquesand sample•preparation•••• •If core, whether cut or sawn and whetherquarter, half or all core taken.If non-core, whether riffled, tube•sampled, rotary split, etc and whethersampled wet or dry.For all sample types, the nature, qualityand appropriateness of the samplepreparation technique.Quality control procedures adopted forall sub-sampling stages to maximise•representivity of samples.Measures taken to ensure that thesampling is representative of the in situmaterial collected, including for instanceresults for field duplicate/second-half•sampling.Whether sample sizes are appropriate tothe grain size of the material beingsampled. Duplicate samples are collected every 25th samplefrom the RC and Aircore chips as well as quartercore from the diamond holes.Dry RC 1m samples are riffle split to 3-4kg as drilledand dispatched to the laboratory. In Nevada theentire 5 foot sample is wet riffle split to avoid dustinhalation and the bulk sample residue is divertedto a sump as waste. Any wet samples are recordedin the database as such and allowed to dry beforesplitting and dispatching to the laboratory.All core, RC and Aircore chips are pulverized priorto splitting in the laboratory to ensurehomogenous samples with 85% passing 75um.200gm is extracted by spatula that is used for the50gm or 30 gm charge on standard fire assays.All samples submitted to the laboratory are sortedand reconciled against the submission documents.In addition to duplicates a high grade or low gradestandard is included every 25th sample, a controlledblank is inserted every 100th sample. Thelaboratory uses barren flushes to clean theirpulveriser and their own internal standards andduplicates to ensure industry best practice qualitycontrol is maintained.
Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
The sample size is considered appropriate for thetype, style, thickness and consistency ofmineralization.
•Quality ofassay dataandlaboratorytests•• •The nature, quality and appropriatenessof the assaying and laboratoryprocedures used and whether thetechnique is considered partial or total.For geophysical tools, spectrometers,handheld XRF instruments, etc, theparameters used in determining theanalysis including instrument make andmodel, reading times, calibrationsfactors applied and their derivation, etc.Nature of quality control procedures•adopted (eg standards, blanks,duplicates, external laboratory checks)and whether acceptable levels ofaccuracy (ie lack of bias) and precision•have been established. The fire assay method is designed to measure thetotal gold in the core, RC and Aircore samples. Thetechnique involves standard fire assays using a50gm or 30 gm sample charge with a lead flux(decomposed in the furnace). The prill is totallydigested by HCl and HNO3acids beforemeasurement of the gold determination by AAS,while the Edna May samples employed ICP finishesto give a lower limit of detection. Aqua regiadigest is considered adequate for surface soilsampling.No field analyses of gold grades are completed.Quantitative analysis of the gold content and traceelements is undertaken in a controlled laboratoryenvironment.Industry best practice is employed with theinclusion of duplicates and standards as discussedabove and used by Ramelius as well as thelaboratory. All Ramelius standards and blanks areinterrogated to ensure they lie within acceptabletolerances. Additionally, sample size, grind sizeand field duplicates are examined to ensure no biasto gold grades exists.
•Verificationof samplingand assaying••• •The verification of significantintersections by either independent oralternative company personnel.The use of twinned holes.Documentation of primary data, data•entry procedures, data verification, datastorage (physical and electronic)protocols.Discuss any adjustment to assay data.•• Alternative Ramelius personnel have inspected thediamond core, RC and Aircore chips in the field toverify the correlation of mineralised zonesbetween assay results and lithology, alteration andmineralization.All holes are digitally logged in the field and allprimary data is forwarded to Ramelius' DatabaseAdministrator (DBA) in Perth where it is importedinto Datashed, a commercially available andindustry accepted database software package.Assay data is electronically merged when receivedfrom the laboratory. The responsible projectgeologist reviews the data in the database toensure that it is correct and has merged properlyand that all the drill data collected in the field hasbeen captured and entered into the databasecorrectly.The responsible geologist makes the DBA aware ofany errors and/or omissions to the database andthe corrections (if required) are corrected in thedatabase immediately.No adjustments or calibrations are made to any ofthe assay data recorded in the database.
Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
No new mineral resource estimate is included inthis report.
•Location ofdata points•• •Accuracy and quality of surveys used tolocate drill holes (collar and down-holesurveys), trenches, mine workings andother locations used in Mineral Resourceestimation.•Specification of the grid system used.Quality and adequacy of topographic•control. All drill hole collars are picked up using accurateDGPS survey control. All down hole surveys arecollected using downhole Eastman single shotsurveying techniques provided by the drillingcontractors.All Mt Magnet and Edna May holes are picked upin MGA94 – Zone 50 grid coordinates.DGPS RL measurements captured the collarsurveys of the drill holes prior to the resourceestimation work.
•Data spacinganddistribution•• •Data spacing for reporting of ExplorationResults.Whether the data spacing anddistribution is sufficient to establish thedegree of geological and gradecontinuity appropriate for the Mineral•Resource and Ore Reserve estimationprocedure(s) and classifications applied.Whether sample compositing has been•applied. Most RC drilling at Magnet was infilling theEridanus prospect, nominally on 12x25m sectionsplus looking for extensions to the knownmineralised systems. Good continuity has beenachieved from the infill RC drilling at Eridanus(Mount Magnet) and Edna May.Given the limited understanding of the targethorizon infill drilling is necessary to help define thecontinuity of mineralisation.No sampling compositing has been applied withinkey mineralised intervals.
Orientation•of data inrelation togeologicalstructure• •Whether the orientation of samplingachieves unbiased sampling of possiblestructures and the extent to which this isknown, considering the deposit type.If the relationship between the drillingorientation and the orientation of keymineralised structures is considered tohave introduced a sampling bias, thisshould be assessed and reported ifmaterial. The core drilling and RC drilling is completedorthogonal to the interpreted strike of the targethorizon(s). Aircore drilling is completed onsystematic MGA E-W or N-S traverses with holesnominally 50m apart.
•Samplesecurity •The measures taken to ensure samplesecurity. Sample security is integral to Ramelius' samplingprocedures. All bagged samples are delivereddirectly from the field to the assay laboratory inPerth or Reno (Nevada), whereupon the laboratorychecks the physically received samples againstRamelius' sample submission/dispatch notes.
Audits or•reviews •The results of any audits or reviews ofsampling techniques and data. Sampling techniques and procedures are reviewedprior to the commencement of new workprogrammes to ensure adequate procedures are inplace to maximize the sample collection andsample quality on new projects. No external auditshave been completed to date.
Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Mineral•tenement andland tenurestatus• •Type, reference name/number, locationand ownership including agreements ormaterial issues with third parties such asjoint ventures, partnerships, overridingroyalties, native title interests, historicalsites, wilderness or national park andenvironmental settings.The security of the tenure held at thetime of reporting along with any knownimpediments to obtaining a licence tooperate in the area.•• The results reported in this report are located ongranted Mining Leases (ML) at Mount Magnet orEdna May in Western Australia (owned 100% byRamelius Resources Limited, or in the case of EdnaMay, an executed Option to Purchase Agreementbetween Ramelius' subsidiary Edna MayOperations Pty Ltd and a local prospector). NullaSouth and Gibb Rock are farm-in agreements withCGM (WA) Pty Ltd whereby Ramelius has the rightto earn 75% by sole funding exploration through toa decision to mine.The Mt Magnet tenements are located onpastoral/grazing leases. Symes' Option is locatedover private farm land where the veto on the top30m has been removed via executedcompensation agreement(s) with the variouslandowners. Heritage surveys are completed priorto any ground disturbing activities in accordancewith Ramelius' responsibilities under the AboriginalHeritage Act in Australia and the BLMrequirements in the USA.Currently all the tenements are in good standing.There are no known impediments to obtaining alicences to operate in either area.
Exploration•done by otherparties •Acknowledgment and appraisal ofexploration by other parties. Exploration and mining by other parties has beenreviewed and is used as a guide to Ramelius'exploration activities. Previous parties havecompleted shallow RAB, Aircore drilling and RCdrilling and shallow open pit and undergroundmining at Hill 60 plus shallow open pit mining atEdna May, plus geophysical data collection andinterpretation. This report concerns onlyexploration results generated by Ramelius duringthe December Quarter 2018 that were notpreviously reported to the ASX.
•Geology •Deposit type, geological setting and styleof mineralisation. The targeted mineralisation at Mount Magnet andEdna May is typical of orogenic structurallycontrolled Archaean gold lode systems. In allinstances the mineralisation is controlled byanastomosing shear zones/fault zones passingthrough competent rock units, brittle fracture andstockwork mineralization is common on thecompetent limestones, BIF/sediments or porphyryrock. The historically mined lodes at MountMagnet are known to extend to at least 1km belowsurface and Edna May to at least 500mbs.Mineralisation at Eridanus is porphyry hosted whileHill 60 is BIF hosted. Target mineralisation in

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Nevada is Tertiary related low sulphidation
epithermal vein systems
•Drill holeInformationooooo• •A summary of all information material tothe understanding of the explorationresults including a tabulation of thefollowing information for all Materialdrill holes:easting and northing of the drill hole•collarelevation or RL (Reduced Level –elevation above sea level in metres) ofthe drill hole collar•dip and azimuth of the hole•down hole length and interception depthhole length.If the exclusion of this information isjustified on the basis that the informationis not Material and this exclusion doesnot detract from the understanding of•the report, the Competent Person shouldclearly explain why this is the case.••• All the drill holes reported in this report have thefollowing parameters applied. All drill holescompleted, including holes with no significantresults (as defined in the Attachments) arereported in this announcement.Easting and northing are given in MGA94coordinates as defined in the Attachments forMount Magnet and Edna May. NAD27(USA) is usedin Nevada.RL is AHDDip is the inclination of the hole from thehorizontal. Azimuth is reported in magneticdegrees as the direction the hole is drilled. MGA94and magnetic degrees vary by <10in the projectarea. All reported azimuths are corrected formagnetic declinations.Down hole length is the distance measured alongthe drill hole trace. Intersection length is thethickness of an anomalous gold intersectionmeasured along the drill hole trace.Hole length is the distance from the surface to theend of the hole measured along the drill hole trace.No results currently available from the explorationdrilling are excluded from this report. Gold gradeintersections >0.4 g/t Au within 4m Aircorecomposites or >0.5 g/t Au within single metre RCsamples (with up to 4m of internal dilution) areconsidered significant in the broader mineralisedhost rocks. Diamond core samples are generallycut along geological contacts or up to 1mmaximum.Gold grades greater than 0.5 g/t Au are highlightedwhere good continuity of higher grademineralization is observed. 0.1 g/t Au cut-offs areused for reconnaissance exploration programmes.
Data• •In reporting Exploration Results, The first gold assay result received from each
aggregationmethods• weighting averaging techniques,maximum and/or minimum gradetruncations (eg cutting of high grades)and cut-off grades are usually Materialand should be stated.•Where aggregate intercepts incorporateshort lengths of high grade results andlonger lengths of low grade results, theprocedure used for such aggregationshould be stated and some typical•examples of such aggregations should beshown in detail. sample reported by the laboratory is tabled in thelist of significant assays. Subsequent repeatanalyses when performed by the laboratory arechecked against the original to ensure repeatabilityof the assay results.Weighted average techniques are applied todetermine the grade of the anomalous intervalwhen geological intervals less than 1m have beensampled.Exploration drilling results are generally reportedusing a 0.5 g/t Au lower cut-off for RC and diamondor 0.1 g/t Au for Aircore drilling (as described
Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
The assumptions used for any reportingof metal equivalent values should be•clearly stated.• above and reported in the Attachments) and mayinclude up to 4m of internal dilution.All assay results are reported to 3 significantfigures in line with the analytical precision of thelaboratory techniques employed.No metal equivalent reporting is used or applied.
Relationship•betweenmineralisationwidths and•interceptlengths• •These relationships are particularlyimportant in the reporting of ExplorationResults.If the geometry of the mineralisationwith respect to the drill hole angle is•known, its nature should be reported.If it is not known and only the down holelengths are reported, there should be aclear statement to this effect (eg 'down The intersection length is measured down thelength of the hole and is not usually the true width.When sufficient knowledge on the thickness of theintersection is known an estimate of the truethickness is provided in the Attachments.The known geometry of the mineralisation withrespect to the drill holes reported in this report isnow well constrained.
•Diagrams hole length, true width not known').•Appropriate maps and sections (withscales) and tabulations of interceptsshould be included for any significantdiscovery being reported These shouldinclude, but not be limited to a plan viewof drill hole collar locations andappropriate sectional views. Detailed drill hole plans and sectional views ofEridanus, Stellar and Hill 60 have been provided inrecent releases. Given the interpreted shallow dipsof the multiple mineralisation lodes at Eridanus thecross-sectional view is considered the best 2-Drepresentation of the known spatial extent of themineralization intersected to date.
•Balancedreporting •Where comprehensive reporting of allExploration Results is not practicable,representative reporting of both low andhigh grades and/or widths should bepracticed to avoid misleading reportingof Exploration Results. All drill holes completed to date are reported inthis report and all material intersections asdefined) are reported.
Other•substantiveexplorationdata •Other exploration data, if meaningfuland material, should be reportedincluding (but not limited to): geologicalobservations; geophysical survey results;geochemical survey results; bulk samples– size and method of treatment;metallurgical test results; bulk density,groundwater, geotechnical and rockcharacteristics; potential deleterious orcontaminating substances. No other exploration data that has been collectedis considered meaningful and material to thisreport.
Further work •• •The nature and scale of planned furtherwork (eg tests for lateral extensions ordepth extensions or large-scale step-outdrilling).Diagrams clearly highlighting the areasof possible extensions, including the maingeological interpretations and futuredrilling areas, provided this informationis not commercially sensitive. Future exploration includes step out diamonddrilling below Eridanus to define the full extent ofthe mineralisation discovered to date and step outdrilling over the Symes' Option at Edna May onceland access agreements are secured.

Section 3 Estimation and Reporting of Mineral Resources

Criteria Commentary
Databaseintegrity Measures taken to ensure that datahas not been corrupted by, forexample, transcription or keyingerrors, between its initial collectionand its use for Mineral Resourceestimation purposes.Data validation procedures used. The drillhole database is administered by thesite geology team and validated as new drilling iscompleted.Data is corrected where possible, andambiguous data is flagged accordingly in thedatabase.
Site visits Comment on any site visits undertakenby the Competent Person and theoutcome of those visits.If no site visits have been undertakenindicate why this is the case. The Competent Person has visited the sitemultiple times and confirmed observationsavailable in drill core and pit
Geologicalinterpretation Confidence in (or conversely, theuncertainty of) the geologicalinterpretation of the mineral deposit.Nature of the data used and of anyassumptions made.The effect, if any, of alternativeinterpretations on Mineral Resourceestimation.The use of geology in guiding andcontrolling Mineral Resourceestimation.The factors affecting continuity both ofgrade and geology. Confidence in the geological interpretations forStellar and Hill 60 are high and have beenimproved by current mining (Stellar) andDiamond core holes (Hill 60).The deposits have characteristics similar tomany other Mt Magnet deposits and modelsfollow a similar methodology.Data used includes close spaced drilling &logging, pit exposure and mapping, core loggingand historic mining records (Hill 60).Risks recognised include the continuity of thelode at Hill 60 which could consist of overlappinglenses over some areas and the very high-gradevein grades at Stellar. These have beenconstrained with small sub-domains andconservative topcutsGeology is a key component of theinterpretation and domaining of mineralisedzones. Hill 60 is all within a BIF unit for instance.Continuity is affected by geological extents andmineralisation as currently defined by drilling.
Dimensions The extent and variability of theMineral Resource expressed as length(along strike or otherwise), plan width,and depth below surface to the upperand lower limits of the MineralResource The main Stellar mineralised zone is currently80m in strike, 4-20m wide and has downdipextent of 50-65m.The Hill 60 lode is currently 100-200m in strike,1-10m wide and has a downdip extent of 200m.
Estimation andmodellingtechniques The nature and appropriateness of theestimation technique(s) applied andkey assumptions, including treatmentof extreme grade values, domaining,interpolation parameters andmaximum distance of extrapolationfrom data points. If a computerassisted estimation method waschosen include a description ofcomputer software and parametersused.The availability of check estimates,previous estimates and/or mineproduction records and whether theMineral Resource estimate takesappropriate account of such data.The assumptions made regardingrecovery of by-products.Estimation of deleterious elements orother non-grade variables of economicsignificance (e.g. sulphur for acid minedrainage characterisation).In the case of block modelinterpolation, the block size in relationto the average sample spacing and thesearch employed.Any assumptions behind modelling ofselective mining units.Any assumptions about correlationbetween variables.Description of how the geologicalinterpretation was used to control theresource estimates.Discussion of basis for using or notusing grade cutting or capping.The process of validation, the checkingprocess used, the comparison of modeldata to drill hole data, and use ofreconciliation data if available.Whether the tonnages are estimated Deposits were estimated using geologicalsoftware using ID or ID2 methods insideconstrained mineralisation domains. Theestimation method is appropriate for thedeposit type.Previous models existed for all deposits andwere comparedOnly gold is estimatedNo deleterious elements presentParent cell of 5mN x 5mE x 5mRL (Stellar) or10mN x 5mE x 5mRL (Hill 60). Sub-celling to 20or 25% used at topographic and mineralisationboundaries. Parent cell estimation only. Parentblocks reflect likely SMU size.Domains were statistically analysed and assignedappropriate search directions, top-cuts andestimation parameters.Grades assumed to correlate along mineralisedtrends/wireframes and estimated usinganisotropic searches matching correlationdirectionsSamples were composited within ore domains to1m lengthsTop cuts were applied to domains after reviewof grade population characteristics.Stellar topcuts – 300g/t & 200g/t = very highgrade veins, 50g/t east lode, 20g/t west lode. Hill60 topcut - 28g/tValidation included visual comparison againstdrillhole grades and composite grade versusmodel grade stats.
Moisture on a dry basis or with natural moisture,and the method of determination of themoisture content Tonnages are estimated on a dry basis
Cut-off The basis of the adopted cut-off The cut-offs used are appropriate. For open pit
parameters grade(s) or quality parameters applied above 0.6 g/t and for UG above 2.0 g/t.
Mining factorsor assumptions Assumptions made regarding possiblemining methods, minimum miningdimensions and internal (or, ifapplicable, external) mining dilution. Itis always necessary as part of theprocess of determining reasonableprospects for eventual economic Stellar resources are reported on theassumption of mining by conventional open pitgrade control and mining methods to around150m depth. Hill 60 resources assumed to bemined by UG development and stoping. Parentblock size is regarded as a SMU equivalent.
extraction to consider potential miningmethods, but the assumptions maderegarding mining methods andparameters when estimating MineralResources may not always be rigorous.Where this is the case, this should bereported with an explanation of thebasis of the mining assumptions made.
Metallurgical The basis for assumptions or Metallurgical performance is well established
factors or predictions regarding metallurgical through current milling operations. Mt Magnet
assumptions amenability. It is always necessary as ore has overall recovery of 92-94%.
part of the process of determining
reasonable prospects for eventual
economic extraction to considerpotential metallurgical methods, but
the assumptions regarding
metallurgical treatment processes and
parameters made when reporting
Mineral Resources may not always be
rigorous. Where this is the case, this
should be reported with an
explanation of the basis of themetallurgical assumptions made.
Environmental Assumptions made regarding possible No significant environmental issues are known
factors or waste and process residue disposal to impact the operation, or the continued
assumptions options. It is always necessary as part viability.
of the process of determining Assumed mining can take place under existing or
reasonable prospects for eventual new Mining Proposals.
economic extraction to consider the
potential environmental impacts of themining and processing operation.
While at this stage the determination
of potential environmental impacts,
particularly for a greenfields project,
may not always be well advanced, the
status of early consideration of these
potential environmental impacts
should be reported. Where theseaspects have not been considered this
should be reported with an
explanation of the environmental
assumptions made.
Bulk density Whether assumed or determined. If Density is well established for Mt Magnet
assumed, the basis for the rocktypes and assigned from previous testwork
assumptions. If determined, the for the field.
method used, whether wet or dry, thefrequency of the measurements, the Densities are applied to the resource estimatebased on assigning a value for the bulk density
nature, size and representativeness of to each specific geology, rock type and oxidation
the samples. state.
The bulk density for bulk material must
have been measured by methods that
adequately account for void spaces
Classification (vugs, porosity, etc.), moisture anddifferences between rock andalteration zones within the deposit.Discuss assumptions for bulk densityestimates used in the evaluationprocess of the different materials.The basis for the classification of theMineral Resources into varyingconfidence categories.Whether appropriate account hasbeen taken of all relevant factors (ierelative confidence in tonnage/gradeestimations, reliability of input data,confidence in continuity of geologyand metal values, quality, quantity anddistribution of the data).Whether the result appropriatelyreflects the Competent Person's viewof the deposit. The resources have been classified as Indicatedor Inferred categories based on geological andgrade continuity, drill hole spacing, estimationvariance and likely economic viability.The resource classification accounts for allrelevant factors.The classification reflects the CompetentPerson's view.
Audits orreviews The results of any audits or reviews ofMineral Resource estimates. No external audits conducted
Discussion ofrelativeaccuracy/confidence Where appropriate a statement of therelative accuracy and confidence levelin the Mineral Resource estimate usingan approach or procedure deemedappropriate by the Competent Person.For example, the application ofstatistical or geostatistical proceduresto quantify the relative accuracy of theresource within stated confidencelimits, or, if such an approach is notdeemed appropriate, a qualitativediscussion of the factors that couldaffect the relative accuracy andconfidence of the estimate.The statement should specify whetherit relates to global or local estimates,and, if local, state the relevanttonnages, which should be relevant totechnical and economic evaluation.Documentation should includeassumptions made and the proceduresused.These statements of relative accuracyand confidence of the estimate shouldbe compared with production data,where available. Confidence in the relative accuracy of theestimates is reflected by the classificationsassigned. The estimate is a global estimate.Production data is available for both deposits.