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RAMELIUS RESOURCES LIMITED — Investor Presentation 2015
May 12, 2015
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RIU Sydney Resources Round-up – 14 May 2015

Forward Looking Statements
This presentation contains certain forward looking statements with respect to Ramelius'financial condition, results of operations, production targets and other matters that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Actual results, performance or achievements could be significantly different from those expressed in or implied by those forward looking statements. Such forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are beyond the control of Ramelius that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward looking statements contained herein. Ramelius Resources Limited gives no warranties in relation to the information and statements within this presentation.
Competent Persons Statement
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 Mark Zeptner (Ore Reserves), who are Competent Persons and Members of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Kevin Seymour, Rob Hutchison and Mark Zeptner are full-time employees of the company and 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 Mark Zeptner consent to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which it appears.
Production Targets
Production targets presented for Vivien and Kathleen Valley projects contain Inferred Resources. For details covering the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve classifications and proportions relating to the production targets refer to slide 26. Further evaluation work and appropriate studies are required to establish sufficient confidence that this target will be met.
Corporate Summary

| Capital Structure(as at 31 Mar 15) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares on Issue | 468.9M | |||||
| Listed Options (@ 12cexpiry Aug 15) | 51M | |||||
| Unlisted Options (@ 20cexpiry Jun 16) | 1.5M | |||||
| Market Cap | A$49.2M | |||||
| Cash & Gold | A$35.8M | |||||
| Corporate Debt | Nil | |||||
| Enterprise Value | A$13.4M | |||||
| 6 Month Trading Range | A$0.04 -$0.15 | |||||
| Significant Shareholders(as at 31Mar15) | ||||||
| SprottAsset Management | 7.2% | |||||
| Board & Management | 2.8% | |||||
| DimensionalFund Advisors | 1.5% |
| Board & Management | |
|---|---|
| Robert Kennedy | |
| Non Executive Chairman | |
| Mark Zeptner | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| Kevin Lines | |
| Non Executive Director | |
| Mike Bohm | |
| Non Executive Director |


- 1. Be profitable in a low gold price environment
2. Discover a high margin asset over next 2 years
- 3. Strong focus on capital management
* AISC represents All-In Sustaining Costs as per the World Gold Council guidance
Forward Gold Sales


Operations & Development Projects


*Undiscounted Cash Flow @ A$1,500/oz
Operations - Mt Magnet Gold Mine


- Focus on Saturn and Mars open pits in FY15
- Saturn pit
- 170m deep, 200m at base
- Remaining grade 1.8g/t
- 1:1 strip ratio
- Mars pit
- 130m deep, 150m at base
- Remaining grade 2.0g/t
- 2:1 strip ratio
- Transition to Percy pit for FY16
- Commenced Jan 2015, 30m deep
- Average grade 1.9g/t
- 8:1 strip ratio
Operations - Mt Magnet Gold Mine


Development - Vivien Project

- July 14 - Acquisition completed & approvals received
- Oct 14 - Updated financials via contract tenders
- Mar 15 - Preliminary surface works started
- Jun 15 - Decline commencement expected

| Physicals | Ore ReserveJune 2014 |
|---|---|
| Mine Life | 3 years |
| Mineral Resource | 184koz2 |
| MiningInventory | 109koz3 |
| Grade | 7.6 g/t |
| Recovery | 95.0% |
| Recovered Ounces | 104koz |
| Financials | Updated BFSOct 2014 |
| UpFront Capital | A$16.3M |
| C1 Cash Cost | A$766/oz |
| Royalties | A$120/oz |
| AISC | A$990/oz |
| Total Cost(incl. Up Front) | A$1,148/oz |
| Cash Flow @ A$1,400/oz | A$26.7M |
| Cash Flow @ A$1,500/oz | A$37.1M |
Development - Vivien Project


Development - Kathleen Valley Project
- 1 st Sep 2014 - Acquisition completed
- Mineral Resource of 130,000oz
- Nov 2014 - Infill drilling completed
- Jan 2015 - Upgraded Mineral Resource (↑24%)
- 1,814,000t @ 2.8g/t for 163,000oz⁴
- Jan 2015 - Maiden Ore Reserve
- 418,000t @ 4.1g/t for 56,000oz⁵
- Pre-Feasibility metrics
- Up-front Capital A$1.7M
- AISC of A$940/oz

Development – Kathleen Valley Project


| Physicals | Ore ReserveJanuary 2015 |
|---|---|
| Mine Life | 1.5 years |
| Mineral Resource | 163koz4 |
| Ore Reserve | 56koz5 |
| Grade | 4.1 g/t |
| Recovery | 95.0% |
| Recovered Ounces | 53koz |
| Financials | BFSFebruary 2015 |
| UpFront Capital | A$1.5M |
| C1 Cash Cost | A$925/oz |
| AISC | A$936/oz |
| Total Cost (incl. Up Front) | A$975/oz |
| Cash Flow @ A$1,400/oz | A$22.7M |
| Cash Flow @ A$1,500/oz | A$27.8M |
Development - Kathleen Valley Project

| Approvals & Permitting | Status |
|---|---|
| Project ManagementPlan (DMP) | |
| Section 18 Heritage Approval (DAA) | |
| Works Approval (DER) | |
| Licence to Take Water (DoW) | |
| Clearing Permit (DMP) | |
| Explosives Storage Licence (DMP) | |
| Road Haulage & Access Point (Main Roads) | |
| Local Approvals (Shire of Leonora) | |
| Ministerial Consent for mining activities onhistoric Kathleen Townsite(Lands Dept) | (7thMay 2015) |
| Mining Proposal(DMP) | (7thMay 2015) |
| Mining Commencement | 11thMay 2015 |

Production Targets*
- Assuming commencement of Vivien & Kathleen Valley gold projects in Q4 FY2015
- Integrated production model with Mt Magnet over next 3 years using primarily Ore Reserves (94%)

RMS - Group Production Profile
* Production targets for Vivien & Kathleen Valley contain Inferred Resources, refer to slide 26 for further details.
Exploration - Projects

Exploration – Blackmans (WA)


- Secured 100% ownership of Blackmans ML in Sep 2014
- Strategic location, 30km nth of Checkers Mill at Mt Magnet
- High grade supergene gold intersections from maiden Ramelius drilling programme
- Better RC intersections include:
- 9m at 31.9 g/t Au
- 25m at 7.61 g/t Au
- 13m at 8.27 g/t Au
Exploration – Blackmans (WA)

- West Lode + East Lode Long Sections
- Central splay links lodes 30m apart (offset as shown below)
- Resource modelling and deeper RC drilling below East Lode underway
→ results awaited

Exploration – Coogee (WA)


- Anomalous gold & elevated copper response associated with deeper granodiorite (non-magnetic) intrusive – 600m west of pit
- Anomalous intersection of 23m @ 0.38 g/t Au from 42m in CORC0016 with coincident copper up to 16m at 0.09% Cu
- 4m @ 2.76 g/t Au associated with advanced argillic (clay) alteration interpreting as the of top of dismembered Archaean "porphyry" system
- Infill Aircore traverses scheduled for completion in June

Exploration – Tanami JV (NT)
- 1,700km2 of prospective geology – earn-in 85% from Tychean (ASX: TYK)
- Under-explored and within 100km of Newmont's 4.5Moz Callie Gold Mine and Granites Treatment Plant
- Walk-up Callie-style drill target associated with fold closure within granted Suplejack EL
- RC drilling returned +3.5km interface geochem anomaly (+10ppb Au) at base of post mineralising basalt cover, within Tanami Group sediments
- Infill drill planning underway

Exploration – Fraser Range (WA)

- Coincident magnetic & gravity anomaly within Albany–Fraser Province
- Magnetic modelling identified target ~200mbs
- RC drill hole failed to penetrate through Eucla Basin cover
- Planning to re-enter the 177m deep RC hole to test the target with a diamond tail
- Drilling scheduled for May 2015, once access tracks repaired following recent rains

Exploration – Condobolin & Tomalla (NSW)
- Two new farm-in + JV deals in central and north-eastern NSW
- Targeting low sulphidation epithermal veins at Condobolin between Mineral Hill (360koz Au) and Lake Cowal (+5Moz Au), adjacent to Gilmore Suture
- Targeting Intrusive related Gold mineralisation at Tomalla within southern New England Fold Belt

Exploration – Condobolin & Tomalla (NSW)

- Condobolin JV – earn 80% from Clancy (ASX: CLY)
- Planning underway to extend IP survey north to identify resistive and/or chargeable trends around shallow bottom of hole gold intersections
- Tomalla – option to earn 80% from private party
- Walk up intrusive related drill target, planning underway to extend gold mineralised hole to scope for vertically zoned, grade enhanced system
Condobolin JV - Central NSW Tomalla Option – North-East NSW


Active Exploration Program
| Exploration Timeline | Mar-15 | Apr-15 | May-15 | Jun-15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownfields | ||||
| Blackmans -Mt Magnet (WA) | Assessment | Drilling | Resource Modelling | |
| Coogee (WA) | Assessment | Drilling | ||
| Kathleen Valley -Expl. (WA) | Assessment | Drilling | Assessment | |
| Mount Magnet -Expl. Targets (WA) | Assessment | |||
| Greenfields | ||||
| Condobolin JV (NSW) | Sign JV | Site prep | IP | |
| Fraser Range (WA) | Site prep | Drilling | Assessment | |
| TomallaOption (NSW) | Heritage | Site prep | Drilling | |
| Eungella, Yandan& Auburn (Qld) | Rock Chip & Soil sampling | |||
| Suplejack-Tanami JV (NT) | Drilling | Assessment | Site prep | Infill Drilling |
| Tanami JV Applications (NT) | Heritage | EL Grant |

Australian +80kozpa gold producer in a strong financial position to progress near term, high grade development projects
| Operations | |
|---|---|
| Upside | |
| Capital Position | |
Thank you

- Mark Zeptner – Chief Executive Officer
- Phone – +61 8 9202 1127
- Email – [email protected]
- Website – www.rameliusresources.com.au

¹ All Mt Magnet Production targets are based on Ore Reserves only. For detailed information relating to Mt Magnet Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves see ASX release (RMS) 3 Sept 2014, 'Resources and Reserves Statement'.
² For detailed information relating to Vivien Mineral Resources see ASX release (RMS) 3 Sept 2014, 'Resources and Reserves Statement'.
³ Vivien Production Target based on Ore Reserves plus a small proportion of Inferred Mineral Resource (16% Oz). For detailed information relating to Vivien Mining Inventory and Ore Reserve see ASX release (RMS) 30 May 2014, 'Vivien Gold Mine Feasibility Completed'. Further evaluation work and appropriate studies are required to establish sufficient confidence that this target will be met.
⁴ For detailed information relating to Kathleen Valley Mineral Resources see ASX release (RMS) 19 Jan 2015, 'Maiden Ore Reserve boosts Kathleen Valley Gold Project'.
⁵ Kathleen Valley production target based on Ore Reserves plus a small proportion of Inferred Mineral Resource (16% Oz). For detailed information relating to the Ore Reserve see ASX release (RMS) 19 Jan 2015, 'Maiden Ore Reserve boosts Kathleen Valley Gold Project'. Further evaluation work and appropriate studies are required to establish sufficient confidence that this target will be met.
The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in this presentation and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates continue to apply and have not materially changed.
Mineral Resource Statement

| MINERAL RESOURCES AS AT 30 JUNE 2014 - INCLUSIVE OF RESERVES | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measured | Indicated | Inferred | Total Resource | |||||||||
| Deposit | Tonnes | Au | Au | Tonnes | Au | Au | Tonnes | Au | Au | Tonnes | Au | Au |
| ('000s) | g/t | Oz | ('000s) | g/t | Oz | ('000s) | g/t | Oz | ('000s) | g/t | Oz | |
| Galaxy | 1,266 | 1.7 | 69,000 | 6,984 | 2.0 | 451,000 | 4,501 | 1.3 | 185,000 | 12,751 | 1.7 | 705,000 |
| Morning Star | 1,765 | 1.8 | 103,000 | 4 | 1.4 | - | 1,770 | 1.8 | 103,000 | |||
| Total major deposits | 1,266 | 1.7 | 69,000 | 8,749 | 2.0 | 554,000 | 4,505 | 1.3 | 185,000 | 14,520 | 1.7 | 808,000 |
| Bartus Group | 49 | 2.2 | 4,000 | 115 | 2.1 | 8,000 | 238 | 1.6 | 12,000 | 402 | 1.8 | 24,000 |
| Boomer | 1,194 | 1.8 | 68,000 | 786 | 1.0 | 26,000 | 1,980 | 1.5 | 94,000 | |||
| Britannia Well | 179 | 2.0 | 12,000 | 179 | 2.0 | 12,000 | ||||||
| Bullocks | 202 | 3.3 | 21,000 | 40 | 2.5 | 3,000 | 242 | 3.2 | 25,000 | |||
| Eastern Jaspilite | 146 | 2.2 | 10,000 | 121 | 2.8 | 11,000 | 134 | 2.5 | 11,000 | 401 | 2.4 | 32,000 |
| Eclipse | 167 | 2.2 | 12,000 | 41 | 2.1 | 3,000 | 208 | 2.1 | 14,000 | |||
| Golden Stream | 154 | 2.9 | 14,000 | 7 | 1.7 | - | 160 | 2.8 | 15,000 | |||
| Hill 60 | 309 | 4.6 | 46,000 | 309 | 4.6 | 46,000 | ||||||
| Lone Pine | 199 | 2.5 | 16,000 | 277 | 1.7 | 15,000 | 147 | 1.7 | 8,000 | 623 | 1.9 | 38,000 |
| O'Meara Group | 231 | 2.5 | 18,000 | 151 | 1.5 | 7,000 | 383 | 2.1 | 26,000 | |||
| Shannon | 94 | 2.5 | 8,000 | 35 | 2.5 | 3,000 | 42 | 2.6 | 3,000 | 170 | 2.5 | 14,000 |
| Spearmont - Galtee | 25 | 2.9 | 2,000 | 207 | 4.3 | 28,000 | 232 | 4.1 | 31,000 | |||
| Stellar | 160 | 2.1 | 11,000 | 87 | 1.9 | 5,000 | 59 | 1.8 | 3,000 | 306 | 2.0 | 19,000 |
| Welcome - Baxter | 222 | 1.6 | 11,000 | 276 | 1.6 | 15,000 | 198 | 1.8 | 11,000 | 696 | 1.7 | 37,000 |
| Total satellite deposits | 869 | 2.1 | 60,000 | 3,063 | 2.1 | 204,000 | 2,359 | 2.1 | 161,000 | 6,291 | 2.1 | 425,000 |
| Hill 50 Deeps | 279 | 5.5 | 49,000 | 932 | 7.0 | 209,000 | 396 | 6.4 | 81,000 | 1,607 | 6.6 | 339,000 |
| Morning Star Deeps | 195 | 4.2 | 26,000 | 334 | 5.0 | 53,000 | 528 | 4.7 | 79,000 | |||
| Saturn UG | 1,607 | 2.5 | 127,000 | 1,607 | 2.5 | 127,000 | ||||||
| St George UG | 110 | 4.9 | 17,000 | 149 | 4.2 | 20,000 | 42 | 4.0 | 5,000 | 302 | 4.4 | 42,000 |
| Water Tank Hill UG | 229 | 6.6 | 49,000 | 89 | 4.9 | 14,000 | 318 | 6.1 | 63,000 | |||
| Total UG deposits | 390 | 5.3 | 66,000 | 1,504 | 6.3 | 304,000 | 2,468 | 3.5 | 280,000 | 4,362 | 4.6 | 650,000 |
| Western Queen South | 104 | 3.6 | 12,000 | 81 | 3.4 | 9,000 | 185 | 3.5 | 21,000 | |||
| Mt Magnet Stockpiles | 113 | 1.1 | 4,000 | 890 | 0.6 | 17,000 | - | - | 1,003 | 0.7 | 21,000 | |
| Mt Magnet Total | 2,638 | 2.3 | 199,000 | 14,310 | 2.4 | 1,091,000 | 9,413 | 2.1 | 635,000 | 26,361 | 2.3 | 1,925,000 |
| Mossbecker | 182 | 3.2 | 19,000 | 338 | 4.0 | 44,000 | 520 | 3.8 | 63,000 | |||
| Yellow Aster/Nils D. | 282 | 2.5 | 23,000 | 638 | 2.1 | 44,000 | 920 | 2.3 | 67,000 | |||
| Kathleen Valley Total | 464 | 2.8 | 42,000 | 976 | 2.8 | 88,000 | 1,440 | 2.8 | 130,000 | |||
| Coogee | 31 | 3.6 | 4,000 | 65 | 3.3 | 7,000 | 96 | 3.4 | 11,000 | |||
| Vivien | 499 | 8.8 | 141,000 | 306 | 4.4 | 43,000 | 805 | 7.1 | 184,000 | |||
| Other Deposits Total | 530 | 8.5 | 145,000 | 372 | 4.2 | 50,000 | 902 | 6.7 | 195,000 | |||
| Total Resources | 2,638 | 2.3 | 199,000 | 15,304 | 2.6 | 1,278,000 | 10,761 | 2.2 | 773,000 | 28,702 | 2.4 | 2,250,000 |
For detailed information relating to Mt Magnet Mineral Resources see ASX release (RMS) 3 Sept 2014, 'Resources and Reserves Statement'. No material change has occurred.
| Deposit | Category | Mineral Resource | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t | g/t | oz | ||||
| Mossbecker | Indicated | 463,000 | 4.0 | 59,000 | ||
| Yellow Aster | Indicated | 156,000 | 4.8 | 24,000 | ||
| Nil Desperandum | Indicated | 49,000 | 3.0 | 5,000 | ||
| Total Indicated | 668,000 | 4.1 | 88,000 | |||
| Mossbecker | Inferred | 186,000 | 2.3 | 14,000 | ||
| Yellow Aster | Inferred | 759,000 | 1.8 | 45,000 | ||
| Nil Desperandum | Inferred | 200,000 | 2.6 | 17,000 | ||
| Total Inferred | 1,146,000 | 2.0 | 75,000 | |||
| Total Resource | 1,814,000 | 2.8 | 163,000 |
For detailed information relating to Kathleen Valley Mineral Resources see ASX release (RMS) 19 Jan 2015, 'Maiden Ore Reserve boosts Kathleen Valley' Gold Project.
Note: Figures rounded to nearest 10,000 tonnes, 0.1 g/t and 1,000 ounces. Rounding errors may occur.
Ore Reserve Statement

| ORE RESERVE STATEMENT AS AT 30 JUNE 2014 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proven | Probable | Total Reserve | |||||||
| Tonnes | Au | Au | Tonnes | Au | Au | Tonnes | Au | Au | |
| ('000s) | g/t | Oz | ('000s) | g/t | Oz | ('000s) | g/t | Oz | |
| Galaxy Pits | |||||||||
| Saturn | 204 | 1.8 | 12,000 | 170 | 1.7 | 9,000 | 374 | 1.8 | 21,000 |
| Mars | 176 | 2.0 | 11,000 | 426 | 2.0 | 28,000 | 603 | 2.0 | 39,000 |
| Titan | 667 | 1.4 | 30,000 | 483 | 1.4 | 21,000 | 1,150 | 1.4 | 51,000 |
| Perseverance | 597 | 2.5 | 48,000 | 597 | 2.5 | 48,000 | |||
| Brown Hill | 109 | 2.6 | 9,000 | 109 | 2.6 | 9,000 | |||
| Morning Star Cutback | |||||||||
| Morning Star | 478 | 2.8 | 43,000 | 478 | 2.8 | 43,000 | |||
| Satellite Pits | |||||||||
| Boomer | 132 | 2.9 | 12,000 | 132 | 2.9 | 12,000 | |||
| Lone Pine | 258 | 1.8 | 15,000 | 258 | 1.8 | 15,000 | |||
| O'Meara | 46 | 3.4 | 5,000 | 46 | 3.4 | 5,000 | |||
| Golden Stream | 95 | 3.0 | 9,000 | 95 | 3.0 | 9,000 | |||
| Underground | |||||||||
| Water Tank Hill | 176 | 6.5 | 37,000 | 176 | 6.5 | 37,000 | |||
| St George | 73 | 3.6 | 8,000 | 86 | 3.0 | 8,000 | 159 | 3.3 | 16,000 |
| Stockpiles | 113 | 1.1 | 4,000 | 890 | 0.6 | 17,000 | 1,003 | 0.7 | 21,000 |
| Mt Magnet Total | 1,234 | 1.6 | 65,000 | 3,945 | 2.1 261,000 | 5,179 | 2.0 | 326,000 | |
| Vivien | 400 | 7.9 101,000 | 400 | 7.9 | 101,000 | ||||
| Total Reserves | 1,234 | 1.6 | 65,000 | 4,345 | 2.6 | 362,000 | 5,579 | 2.4 | 427,000 |
For detailed information relating to Mt Magnet Ore Reserves see ASX release (RMS) 3 Sept 2014, 'Resources and Reserves Statement'. No material change has occurred.
Note: Figures rounded to nearest 10,000 tonnes, 0.1 g/t and 1,000 ounces. Rounding errors may occur.
| Pit | Category | Ore Reserve | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t | g/t | oz | |||||
| Mossbecker | Probable | 321,000 | 4.1 | 42,000 | |||
| Yellow Aster | Probable | 97,000 | 4.4 | 14,000 | |||
| Total | 418,000 | 4.1 | 56,000 |
For detailed information relating to Kathleen Valley Mineral Resources see ASX release (RMS) 19 Jan 2015, 'Maiden Ore Reserve boosts Kathleen Valley Gold Project'.