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RAMELIUS RESOURCES LIMITED Investor Presentation 2017

Aug 7, 2017

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Ramelius Resources Limited

Mark Zeptner - Managing Director

Diggers & Dealers - 8 th August 2017

Qualification

Forward Looking Statements

This presentation contains certain forward looking statements with respect to Ramelius Resources Ltd's (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 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 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 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 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.

Production Targets

Production targets presented for Mt Magnet & Vivien projects include Inferred Resources. For details covering the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve classifications and proportions relating to the production targets refer to slide "Exploration & Production Targets, Mineral Resources & Ore Reserves Note". Further evaluation work and appropriate studies are required to establish sufficient confidence that this target will be met.

Profitable operations, positioned for growth

Mine-life extensions (> 4 Years)

  • Extensional drilling ongoing at Mt Magnet & Vivien (WA)
  • Greenfields exploration follow up at Yandan (Qld)

Increase production profile (> 200koz)Actively pursue value adding opportunities

  • Continue to accelerate project development wherever possible

Maintain strong $ position (> A$20M)

  • FY2018 target of 125-135,000 ounces at AISC A$1,120-1,220/oz
  • A$90M cash, no debt, forward sales @ A$1,711/oz to June 2019

Corporate Summary

Corporate Structure: at 30 June 2017 Shares on Issue 526M Market Cap A$242M (US$181M) @ A$0.46/share Cash & Gold A$90M (US$67M) Debt Nil Enterprise Value A$152M (US$114M) Liquidity 30-day ave. 3.7M shares

Major Shareholders: at 30 June 2017

RufferLLP 7.4%
VanEck Ass. Corp. 6.3%
USAAInvestment Mgt. Co. 2.4%
DimensionalFund Advisors LP 2.3%
CreditSuisse Group 2.2%
Acorn Capital Ltd 2.1%
RobertKennedy 2.0%
Top 20 37.9%

12-Month Share Price Performance (ASX:RMS)

Closing Price (A$)

Board Management
Robert Kennedy Non Executive Chairman
Mark Zeptner Managing Director
Kevin Lines Non Executive Director
Mike Bohm Non Executive Director
Dom Francese Company Secretary
Management
Duncan Coutts ChiefOperating Officer
Tim Manners Chief Financial Officer
Kevin Seymour GM Exploration & BD
Rob Hutchison Mine Geology Manager
Tim Blyth GM -Mt Magnet
Paul Marlow Mine Manager -Vivien

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Operational Locations - Western Australia

Production Targets* - New 4 Year Plan

New 4 Year Plan using primarily Ore Reserves & Indicated Resources (90%) with further extensions to come

*Production targets for Mt Magnet & Vivien contain Inferred Resources (10%), refer to slide 30 for further details.

There is a low level of geological confidence associated with Inferred Resources and there is no certainty that further exploration work will result in the determination of indicated resources or that the production target itself will be realised.

Capital Requirements - New 4 Year Plan

Milky Way open pit pre-strip commenced start of FY2018, reduced capital from January 2018

Project FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022→
Titanopen pit A$8.2M
Water Tank Hillunderground A$12.9M
Blackmans open pit A$0.8M
Milky Way open pit A$18M
MorningStar open pit A$15M
Mt Magnet satellite pits A$10M A$13M A$5M
Exploration A$16.5M A$11M A$10M A$10M A$10M
Total A$38.4M A$39M A$23M A$25M A$15M TBA

Operations - Mt Magnet

  • +6Moz gold camp, RMS since 2011
  • Titan open pit
    • 165m final depth (currently at 140m)
    • Average grade 1.50g/t
    • Due to finish end of September 2017
  • Water Tank Hill underground
    • Commenced decline rehab June 2016
    • Average grade 5g/t
    • First ore intersected early June 2017
  • Milky Way open pit
    • 150m final depth (currently near surface)
    • Average grade 1.30g/t
    • Commenced July 2017

Operations - Galaxy open pits

Operations - Titan open pit

Operations - Water Tank Hill underground

Up-front capital completed, stoping to commence September 2017 Quarter

Financial Tonnes Head Ounces
Quarter Processed Grade Recovered
Jun 2017 2,684 7.19 620

Operations - Vivien underground

Well established at full production rate, purchase price and up-front capital fully recovered

Operations – processing & unit costs

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Mine Life Extensions

Mine Life Extensions - Mt Magnet

Currently have an AC & RC drill rig on-site, plan to spend A$8.5M in FY2018 to further extend mine life

Mine Life Extensions - Water Tank Hill underground

Deeper underground drilling planned for late 2017

Physicals Ore ReserveJune 2016
Mine Life 2 years
Resource 105koz
Ore Reserve 53koz
Grade 5.0 g/t
Recovery 92.0%
Financials PFSJune2015
UpFront Capital complete
C1 Cash Cost A$580/oz
AISC A$765/oz(US$574/oz)
Total Cost(incl. Up Front) A$1,006/oz

Mine Life Extensions - Morning Star targets

In the process of increasing both open pit Reserves & underground Resources

Mine Life Extensions - Morning Star open pits

Significant Mineral Resource (+500koz) at higher grade than is currently being mined

Primarily RC drilling during FY2017

286RC & 82AC holes drilled for 50,688m

Previous open pit Mineral Resource

  • Mineral Resource - 1,770kt @ 1.8g/t for 103koz
  • Ore Reserve - 478,000kt @ 2.8g/t for 43koz

New open pit Mineral Resource

  • Mineral Resource - 9,188kt @ 1.7g/t for 506koz
    • Ore Reserve - work in progress
    • Currently commences FY2020 in LoM Plan
    • Likely to bring forward due to higher grade

Mine Life Extensions - Morning Star Deeps

Overall Concept

  • Exploration Target of 225-275koz @ 4-6g/t1
    • Based on 500ovm between 1,000–1,500mbs
    • Historical mining rate of 50koz p.a
    • 1km from processing plant
    • Excellent ground conditions
    • Re-entry costs understood (Water Tank Hill)

2017 Diamond Drill Program

  • 1 parent, 13 diamond wedges for 7,209m
  • ~A$2.5M expenditure
  • Folded qtz-crb veins in altered basalt
  • Results confirm plunge continuity
    • Resource modelling work over next 2 months

Mine Life Extensions - Shannon

Shannon deposit – underground potential highlighted by recent high grade results

Mine Life Extensions - Porphyry targets

Exploring for large, low strip ratio porphyry hosted deposits in the Boogardie Basin

  • Aircore drilling continues throughout Basin
  • Up to 20m alluvial cover and 40m depletion
  • Drilling continues to highlight priority targets below shallow historical drilling
  • Milky Way, Stellar, Stellar West & Shannon
    • Ore Reserve of 2,738kt @ 1.5g/t for 132koz
    • Mining commenced July 2017
  • Zeus
    • 229m @ 0.41g/t from 59m depth
    • 9m @ 4.59g/t from 116m depth (including 1m @ 28.3g/t)
    • 101m @ 0.59g/t from 115m depth
    • 141m @ 0.59g/t from 36m depth
  • Reconnaissance traverse east of Milky Way
    • 16m @ 1.33g/t from 16m depth

Mine Life Extensions - Vivien

Deeper diamond drilling program – ongoing since May 2017

  • Bottom drill cuddy (247mRL)
  • ~4,000m of diamond drilling completed (12 holes)
  • Deepest results include;
    • 2.9m @ 4.4g/t from 367.1m
    • 2.8m @ 3.1g/t from 344.0m
    • Potential for lode to be re-developing at depth
    • Results awaited for VVDD1064 & VVDD1065

Greenfields Exploration

Exploration - Project Locations

Exploration – Yandan (Ramelius 100%)

  • Yandan North EPM located 10km north of Yandan mine (>350koz gold)
  • Initial 3 hole diamond drill program for 829m
  • Hole YNDD002 intersected 100m downhole (40m true thickness) of highly silica-sulphide altered (semi-massive pyrite) altered Yandan mine sequence andesitic volcanics
    • Results pending

Significantly undervalued gold producer

RMS well below average EV/Production multiple based on 130,000 ounces in FY18

*MOY production based on CY17 guidance *WGX production based on CY17 guidance *BLK production based on analyst forecast *EV data taken as at 3 Aug 2017

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Acquisition Based Growth - Time to deliver

Solid balance sheet with access to capital

  • A$90M on balance sheet with no debt
  • Consistent operational performance, cash generating
  • Excellent relationships with Debt & Equity providers

Backing management's DD process

  • Mine operations well understood, freeing up management team
  • 'First Principles' approach to deals based on sound 'Technicals'
  • Strong skill set across open pit & underground operations

Zhaojin Alliance allows RMS to 'think big'

  • Alliance with Zhaojin Mining (600koz pa Chinese producer)
  • Breaks RMS out of a crowded peer space into larger opportunities
  • Potential for step-change in production profile & asset life

Thank you – see us at Booth #42

Exploration & Production Targets, Mineral Resources & Ore Reserves Note

* The Group Production Profile is a production target. The target is based on current Probable Ore Reserves (61% ozs), Indicated Mineral Resources (29% ozs) and Inferred Mineral Resources (10% ozs). In respect to inferred mineral resources 'there is a low level of confidence associated with inferred mineral resources and there is no certainty that further exploration work will result in the determination of indicated mineral resources or that the production target itself will be realised'. The production profile uses the current mine planning and budgeting methodology for the operating Mt Magnet and Vivien gold mines and was completed in May 2017. Gold price used is A$1,600/oz or current forward sold gold prices where they exist. Costs are based on current operating and contract rates. The Ore Reserves and Mineral Resources used were prepared by the relevant competent persons.

Details of Ore Reserves and Mineral Resources used for the production profile can be found in the ASX Releases: 'Resources and Reserves Statement 2016, 30 Sep 2016', 'Exploration & Resource Development Drilling Update, 19 Dec 2016', 'December 2016 Quarterly Activities Report, 31 Jan 2017', 'New Ore Reserves at Vivien and Mt Magnet & Exploration Update, 4 April 2017'.

¹ Ramelius has now completed 13 diamond drill holes between 1,200mbs and 1,600mbs, testing the Morning Star Deeps Exploration target on nominal 100m spaced centres. This drill coverage is considered adequate to generate an Inferred Resource given the Company's confidence in the continuity and tenor of gold mineralisation when projected below the historical mine. The grade range is based upon historical underground mine performance of the Star Decline depicted in Slide 20 until the closure of the Morning Star mine in 2005. Limited previous drilling below 980mbs (as previously reported – see ASX Release (RMS) 31 January 2017, 'December 2016 Quarterly Activities Report') had confirmed the continuity of gold mineralisation below the limit of historical underground mining down to 1,200mbs.

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 2016 - 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 780 1.5 37,000 5,531 1.9 329,000 4,040 1.2 160,000 10,351 1.6 526,000
Morning Star 1,765 1.8 103,000 4 1.4 - 1,770 1.8 103,000
Total major deposits 780 1.5 37,000 7,296 1.8 432,000 4,044 1.2 160,000 12,121 1.6 629,000
Bartus Group 49 2.2 4,000 115 2.1 8,000 238 1.6 12,000 402 1.8 24,000
Blackmans 334 2.5 27,000 134 2.4 10,000 468 2.5 37,000
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
Milky Way 2,660 1.3 114,000 1,258 1.2 50,000 3,918 1.3 164,000
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 6,056 1.8 345,000 3,751 1.8 221,000 10,676 1.8 626,000
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
Mt Magnet Stockpiles 313 0.9 9,000 - - - - 313 0.9 9,000
Mt Magnet Total 2,352 2.3 172,000 14,857 2.3 1,081,000 10,262 2.0 661,000 27,472 2.2 1,914,000
Western Queen South 104 3.6 12,000 81 3.4 9,000 185 3.5 21,000
Coogee 31 3.6 4,000 65 3.3 7,000 96 3.4 11,000
Vivien 485 8.8 137,000 306 4.4 43,000 791 7.1 180,000
Kathleen Valley 238 3.7 28,000 523 2.5 42,000 761 2.9 70,000
Non Mt Magnet Total 857 6.6 181,000 976 3.2 101,000 1,833 4.8 282,000
Total Resources 2,352 2.3 172,000 15,714 2.5 1,262,000 11,238 2.1 762,000 29,305 2.3 2,196,000

For detailed information relating to Mineral Resources see ASX Release (RMS) 30 Sept 2016, 'Resources and Reserves Statement 2016'. No material change has occurred.

Note: Figures rounded to nearest 1,000 tonnes, 0.1 g/t and 1,000 ounces. Rounding errors may occur.

Ore Reserve Statement

ORE RESERVE STATEMENT AS AT 30 JUNE 2016
Proven Probable Total Reserve
Tonnes Au Au Tonnes AuA Tonnes Au Au
('000s) g/t Oz ('000s) g/t uOz ('000s) g/t Oz
Galaxy Pits
Titan 667 1.4 30,000 483 1.4 21,000 1,150 1.4 51,000
Perseverance 162 2.4 12,000 162 2.4 12,000
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
Milky Way 1,875 1.3 78,000 1,875 1.3 78,000
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 313 0.9 9,000 313 0.9 9,000
Mt Magnet Total 1,053 1.4 47,000 3,900 2.0 249,000 4,953 1.9 296,000
Vivien Underground 382 8.0 98,000 382 8.0 98,000
Kathleen Valley 68 3.1 7,000 28 4.5 4,000 95 3.5 11,000
Total Reserves 1,121 1.5 54,000 4,309 2.5 351,000 5,430 2.3 405,000

For detailed information relating to Ore Reserves see ASX Release (RMS) 30 Sept 2016, 'Resources and Reserves Statement 2016'.

Note: Figures rounded to nearest 1,000 tonnes, 0.1 g/t and 1,000 ounces. Rounding errors may occur.